Drug Manipur

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the recent resolution passed at the Thadou Convention, which voiced support for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the state's 'War on Drugs' campaign.

Amid tension between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes in Manipur, the Thadou tribe in the state has said it is a distinct tribe with its own separate language, culture, tradition and history.

The Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) busted a new drug trafficking cartel on Saturday, operating between Manipur and Assam, arresting two individuals in connection with the seizure of heroin valued at Rs 6 crore.

Law enforcement agencies have seized drugs worth Rs 7,887.76 crore, and arrested 2,943 people in the past seven years in Manipur, an official said on Saturday, citing a document.

A joint team of the 39th Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police have seized 30 soap cases of brown sugar valued at Rs 3.5 crore. The narcotics were stuffed inside pumpkins and being transported in a truck when it was intercepted.

The total area of opium poppy cultivation in violence-hit Manipur has declined 60 per cent since 2021, latest data from the autonomous government institution Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre shows.

Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar on Tuesday said smuggling of drugs in the state has increased due to the ethnic violence in neighbouring Manipur.

Assam Rifles recovered 90,000 WY tablets worth over Rs 13 crore from the fringes of Jiribam and Tamenglong districts, an official said on Monday.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said that the present situation in the state could have been avoided had there been no problem of narcotics and illegal immigrants.

The situation in Lilong Chingjao area in Manipur's Thoubal district, where four men were killed by the banned insurgent group People's Liberation Army (PLA), remained calm on Tuesday after the government deployed more security forces there.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday blamed drug mafia and illegal immigrants for the ethnic strife that has rocked the northeastern state for months.

The BJP today posted a video explaining the huge problem of poppy cultivation in Manipur's remote hill areas. The video posted by the BJP's main handle on X, formerly known as Twitter, is being seen as a solid endorsement of Manipur Chief Minister.

Illegal poppy farms spread across 76 acres have been destroyed in Manipur's Ukhrul district in the past two days, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Tripura's 107 km-long boundary with Mizoram is a cause of concern for law enforcement agencies as most of the drugs from Myanmar enter the state through that border.

In a major breakthrough, Manipur Police, in a joint operation with the central armed forces personnel, seized multiple weapons, ammunition, drugs and cash from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Monday.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the recent resolution passed at the Thadou Convention, which voiced support for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the state's 'War on Drugs' campaign.

Amid tension between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes in Manipur, the Thadou tribe in the state has said it is a distinct tribe with its own separate language, culture, tradition and history.

The Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) busted a new drug trafficking cartel on Saturday, operating between Manipur and Assam, arresting two individuals in connection with the seizure of heroin valued at Rs 6 crore.

Law enforcement agencies have seized drugs worth Rs 7,887.76 crore, and arrested 2,943 people in the past seven years in Manipur, an official said on Saturday, citing a document.

A joint team of the 39th Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police have seized 30 soap cases of brown sugar valued at Rs 3.5 crore. The narcotics were stuffed inside pumpkins and being transported in a truck when it was intercepted.

The total area of opium poppy cultivation in violence-hit Manipur has declined 60 per cent since 2021, latest data from the autonomous government institution Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre shows.

Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar on Tuesday said smuggling of drugs in the state has increased due to the ethnic violence in neighbouring Manipur.

Assam Rifles recovered 90,000 WY tablets worth over Rs 13 crore from the fringes of Jiribam and Tamenglong districts, an official said on Monday.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said that the present situation in the state could have been avoided had there been no problem of narcotics and illegal immigrants.

The situation in Lilong Chingjao area in Manipur's Thoubal district, where four men were killed by the banned insurgent group People's Liberation Army (PLA), remained calm on Tuesday after the government deployed more security forces there.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday blamed drug mafia and illegal immigrants for the ethnic strife that has rocked the northeastern state for months.

The BJP today posted a video explaining the huge problem of poppy cultivation in Manipur's remote hill areas. The video posted by the BJP's main handle on X, formerly known as Twitter, is being seen as a solid endorsement of Manipur Chief Minister.

Illegal poppy farms spread across 76 acres have been destroyed in Manipur's Ukhrul district in the past two days, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Tripura's 107 km-long boundary with Mizoram is a cause of concern for law enforcement agencies as most of the drugs from Myanmar enter the state through that border.

In a major breakthrough, Manipur Police, in a joint operation with the central armed forces personnel, seized multiple weapons, ammunition, drugs and cash from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Monday.