Imphal, July 22 -- A joint team of Manipur Police and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a man accused of being a major supplier and wanted in multiple Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases during a raid in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Wednesday, police said.

The arrestee, Nengjatuan alias Tuanpi, was allegedly part of a Myanmar-based transnational drug trafficking syndicate that routed methamphetamine and heroin through the Northeast for distribution in India and Bangladesh, the NCB said.

Tuanpi was arrested from Hotel Venus in Churachandpur district during a raid conducted by the joint team.

"The arrested individual is alleged to be a major drug supplier and is wanted in multiple NDPS cases registere...