Imphal, Oct. 26 -- Manipur Police arrested two key accused in an inter-state drug trafficking network, as security forces continued search operations across the state.

Senapati District Police yesterday arrested two accused in connection with three FIRs registered under the NDPS Act at Senapati Police Station.

They were identified as Roman Rai, who was picked up from Kangpokpi District with the help of Kangpokpi District Police, and Amit Kumar Thapa, who was arrested from Bishnupur District with the assistance of Bishnupur District Police.

Both men had been absconding for a considerable period and are suspected to be key links in a network connecting poppy cultivators in Manipur with drug traffickers operating in Rajasthan. The court had...