Imphal, Jan. 29 -- Two suspected drug smugglers - one from Assam and another from Manipur were arrested along with brown sugar worth over Rs 5 crore in the international market.

Police said that based on specific information, the anti-smuggling unit of the Manipur Police raided a suspected location near the Lilong bazaar at around 5:30 pm on Tuesday.

Bashir Ahmed Laskar, 36, a resident of Cachar, Assam was rounded up along with 4.24 kg of powder suspected to be Brown Sugar, according to the police report.

The arrest and seizure were made at a place in Lilong bazaar.

The brown sugar was found concealed inside a welding machine box which he was carrying.

Upon his interrogation report, police arrested another suspected smuggler, Meraima...