Imphal, May 24 -- A man was arrested after Manipur police intercepted a smuggling attempt along National Highway 102 (NH-102), officials said.

Acting on specific intelligence, security forces on Sunday arrested 34-year-old Tholung Koshel Lamkang, a resident of Thamnapokpi, Tengnoupal, at Pallel Chandel Lamkha.

During the operation, authorities seized a total of 189.05 kgs of opium seeds and confiscated a four-wheeler, police said.

The police further informed that the overall law and order situation in Manipur has remained normal over the last 24 hours, backed by intensive security deployments, area domination exercises, and strict highway vigils across both hill and valley districts.

To curb criminal activities and extortion further, ...