Imphal, June 18 -- A 20-year-old man has been arrested with 6.5 kilograms of suspected opium, estimated to be worth around Rs 70,000 in regional illegal markets, during a joint operation in southern Manipur, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

Acting on credible intelligence inputs about an ongoing drug trafficking network, a combined team of the Assam Rifles, Churachandpur district police, and the Manipur Police Anti-Drug Cell launched a targeted operation within the past 24 hours.

The operation culminated in the arrest of Mangminlian Suantak, a resident of Songkong Kuki-Zo village, located near the Indo-Myanmar border in Churachandpur district.

Suantak was arrested near the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown under the jurisdiction ...