Imphal, Aug. 24 -- In an operation conducted by the Border Affairs and Manipur police, authorities seized brown sugar and arrested a person along with Rs 3.8 lakhs in cash in Manipur's Churachandpur district over the past 36 hours, officials said on Sunday.

Following credible information, a joint team carried out the operation. It recovered 20 soap cases containing brown sugar, weighing approximately 236 grams (excluding the weight of the soap cases), as well as Rs 3,87,100 in cash.

The recovery was made from a house in Songsibok Thingkangphai village, under the jurisdiction of Churachandpur police station.

The house was occupied by Mr. Chinsiathang (52), a resident of Tangpijol village in Singngat Sub Division, who was arrested for fu...