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Heroin seized in Manipur, 1 arrested

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CHURACHANDPUR (MANIPUR), May 5: Security forces seized around 1.3 kg of heroin in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off, personnel of the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police intercepted a vehicle and seized the heroin concealed in 108 soap cases, they said.

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One person, identified as 29-year-old Letminthang, a resident of Chehjang village in Chandel district, was apprehended.

The contraband was being transported from Myanmar to Assam’s Silchar via Churachandpur, they added. (PTI)

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