Imphal, April 7 -- Manipur police on Monday arrested two women for allegedly smuggling heroin concealed in soap cases of Myanmar origin.

The arrest was made during an early morning operation at the Jiribam-Silchar bus parking in Imphal West district.

Acting on intelligence inputs, a team from Singjamei police station, led by Sub Inspector Ksh Satyajit, intercepted a Tata Sumo headed for Silchar via Jiribam around 6 AM. Upon thorough searching of the vehicle, the team recovered 25 soap cases containing suspected high-quality heroin powder.

The two women were identified as 23-year-old Sahani Talaibam Masani from Mayang Imphal and 28-year-old Babita Seikh from Golapati, both residents of Imphal West.

Preliminary questioning revealed the ...