Guwahati, June 9 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking in Manipur, security forces arrested three individuals, including two residents of Assam and seized suspected brown sugar and heroin believed to have originated from Myanmar during separate operations carried out over the past 36 hours.

In the first operation, conducted around 1 pm on Monday, a joint team comprising the Special Operation Team (SOT) of Senapati District Police, the 78 Battalion CRPF and the Quick Action Team (QAT) of the 109 Battalion CRPF carried out a frisking and checking drive at the T. Khullen checkpoint in Senapati district.

During the operation, officials intercepted a Hyundai Grand i10 bearing registration number AS01LC9436...