Imphal, July 26 -- Manipur Police and Assam Rifles arrested an alleged smuggler and seized 220 kilograms of contraband ganja worth approximately Rs 77,000 in the regional black market near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday, police said on Saturday.

Acting on intelligence inputs about illegal items being transported from the Imphal valley, a joint team of security forces was placed on alert at Jiribam, Manipur's last border checkpoint with Assam. The team intercepted a TATA truck (registration number MN01 8567) at the Foreigner Check Post under Jiribam Police Station.

A thorough search led to the recovery of 220 kilograms of high-quality ganja, packed in sealed plastic packets. The driver, identified as SK Kaphunlung (43), a resident of...