Imphal, March 29 -- Manipur police arrested a 30-year-old man for illegal possession of 200 bottles of banned cough syrup, often misused as a substitute for narcotics in the state.

The arrest followed a tip-off from Meira Paibis at Samurou Bazaar in Imphal West district about a head-on collision between two vehicles. Acting on the information, a police team led by SDPO Loitongbam Bimolchand from Wangoi police station rushed to the scene around 8 PM on Friday.

During a search of a Bolero vehicle involved in the incident, the police discovered four boxes containing 200 bottles (100 ml each) of the banned cough syrup.

The driver, identified as Phundreimayum Azad Ali, a resident of Lilong Haorebi Makhakha Leikai in Imphal West district, fa...