Imphal, July 21 -- Central security forces, in coordination with the Manipur civil police, arrested two alleged drug smugglers in a series of anti-drug operations conducted over the past 36 hours.

Officials reported on Monday that the operations, which targeted trafficking routes along Manipur's borders with Assam and Myanmar, led to the recovery of narcotics valued at approximately Rs 100 crores in the international black market.

In the first operation, a joint team from the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police intercepted a white Maruti A-Star vehicle at Singjamei Chinga Makhong under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West district. Upon inspection, the team further discovered ten soap cases filled with heroin, commonly known as No. 4, co...