Imphal, June 24 -- A team from the Anti-Drug Smuggling Unit of the Manipur Police, in coordination with central security forces, cracked down on drug traffickers in the northern parts of Thoubal district and successfully recovered a significant number of contraband drugs.

Illegal tablets, reportedly being smuggled into the state from Myanmar and worth around Rs 15 crores in the international clandestine drug trade, were recovered, the police reported on Tuesday.

The police said the joint team swiftly launched a coordinated operation on Monday, acting on intelligence sources and technical inputs regarding the movement of suspicious vehicles from Moreh, a smuggling town at the Manipur-Myanmar border, towards their destination.

During the...