Manipur: Brown sugar worth over Rs 8 crore seized, 1 held

Imphal: The security forces arrested one smuggler with brown sugar worth around Rs 8.6 crore from the Tengnoupal district on Friday.

As per the official press release, troops of 20 Assam Rifles seized 99 soap cases containing brown sugar from a four-wheeler vehicle during routine checking of vehicles at Khudengthabi along the Imphal-Moreh Highway.

The contraband weighing 4,301 grams was concealed inside the door panels and underneath the middle seat of the vehicle. The troops estimated the seized drugs worth Rs 8.6 crore in the international market, the release stated.