Acting on intelligence on illicit narcotics cultivation, Assam Rifles launched a joint operation with CRPF and Manipur Police in the general area Ngatan Hill Range in Kangpokpi district, Manipur, on January 9.
The overall law-and-order situation in Manipur remained normal over the last 24 hours on Thursday, even as security forces continued extensive search, combing and area domination operations across vulnerable and fringe areas of the state.
The operation was conducted by the NCB Imphal Zonal Unit as part of its intensified crackdown on narcotics smuggling from Myanmar into India. Acting on specific intelligence developed over a prolonged period, NCB teams intercepted a Bolero vehicle near the Indo-Myanmar border on January 7
The joint operation was carried out on Wednesday by Manipur Police, CRPF, Forest Department, and the NCB, where 53 acres of poppy cultivation were destroyed in the hill ranges of Moljol, Tusam, Vaichei-Naphai, and surrounding areas.
Trump and Colombia's President Petro spoke by phone after sharp public exchanges over drugs and US intervention. While Trump made fresh threats, both sides described the call as positive, as Petro warned against intervention and deployed troops near Venezuela.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to a woman accused, namely Anuradha alias Chiku, in a case under MCOCA and being an active member of an organised crime syndicate allegedly run by her mother in the Sultanpuri area of Delhi.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Range, carried out a major crackdown on trans-border drug smuggling in Punjab on Tuesday, leading to the recovery of 19.980 kg of heroin and the arrest of four accused, including
Superintendent of Police (SP) Guntur Vakul Jindal on Sunday said the arrested accused were involved in supplying ganja by road from the Araku region. He added that 4 kilograms and 800 grams of ganja were seized from their possession.