Imphal, Aug. 20 -- Manipur police arrested two alleged drug traffickers in the southern Churachandpur district, which shares a border with Myanmar, officials said on Wednesday.

Acting on credible intelligence, the state's anti-drug smuggling squad conducted a swift raid over the past 24 hours, recovering 111 soap cases containing 1.3 kilograms of brown sugar, reportedly of Myanmar origin. The seized contraband is estimated to be worth around Rs 5 crore on the international black market.

The operation took place on Tuesday near Pioneer Camp along NH-102B, in the vicinity of Singhat police station. The arrested individuals, both from the Kuki-Zo community, have been identified as Lungousiem of Songpi Kholui village and Ngamminlal of Songp...