Imphal: Troops of the Assam Rifles in Chandel district, Manipur, arrested a drug smuggler and recovered a huge quantity of contraband items on Wednesday.
The operation was conducted at a Mobile Vehicle Check Post in Aisi village after receiving information about the movement of contraband items.
During the search and frisking, the now-arrested individual was found with 275 soap cases containing about three kilograms of brown sugar.
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The seized brown sugar is estimated to be worth approximately Rs 6 crore in the international market.
The security forces have handed over the arrested drug smuggler and the recovered items to the Chakpikarong Police Station for further investigation.
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