Guwahati, May 2 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: A joint team of central and Manipur police arrested three drug peddlers and recovered several soap cases containing heroin in separate operations in the hills and valley districts on Friday, officials reported on Saturday.

In the first operation, a team of the Special Operation Team (SOT), Senapati; Maram Police Station; B/109 CRPF; and 16 Assam Rifles, under the supervision of the Superintendent of Police, Senapati, conducted random frisking and checking on NH-2 at Kabinam under Maram PS, Senapati.

A black Scorpio bearing registration number NL07CD 7347 was stopped for checking, and upon thorough inspection, 40 soap cases of suspected heroin were found concealed behind the rear seat of t...