Inter-State drug network busted, 2 held
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 25 2026: Senapati police, with the assistance of Kangpokpi and Bishnupur district police, arrested two key accused in an interstate drug trafficking network from Kangpokpi and Bishnupur districts yesterday afternoon.

According to reliable sources, the arrests were made as part of the ongoing efforts of Senapati district police to dismantle the drug trafficking network.

In a coordinated operation, Senapati police, with the assistance of Kangpokpi district police, arrested Roman Rai (21), son of Dhanlal Rai of Irang Part I, T Waichong, Kangpokpi district.

In a follow-up operation, another key accused, Amit Kumar Thapa (35), son of Dilip Kumar Thapa of Charhajare in Kangpokpi, was arrested from Bishnupur district with the assistance of Bishnupur district police.

Sources further stated that both accused had been absconding for a considerable period and were suspected to be key links in an interstate drug trafficking network connecting poppy cultivators in Manipur with drug traffickers operating in Rajasthan.

A non-bailable warrant had also been issued by the Court against Amit Kumar Thapa, sources added.

With the arrest of the two accused, a total of seven persons have so far been arrested in connection with three FIRs registered at Senapati police station.

The arrested persons, including the two accused apprehended yesterday, are suspected to have acted as common suppliers in the cases.

Further investigation is underway to identify and trace other members of the interstate drug trafficking network and establish its wider linkages, sources said.

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