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Four Myanmar nationals held with heroin in Manipur
Behiang village lies along the Indo-Myanmar border, about 67 m from Churachandpur town, and is also referred to as a second corridor to Southeast Asia.
Security forces in Manipur have arrested four Myanmar nationals for allegedly entering India illegally and smuggling drugs in Churachandpur district, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Officials said, “the Myanmar nationals were identified as Thangsawmung (56), Kamkhenmung (56), Jhonmung (31) and Haukhul (55), all residents of Chikha, Myanmar.”
Security forces intercepted Thangsawmung and Kamkhenmung along with a two-wheeler (Kenbo) from Bualkot village under Behiang police station, and seized 22 soap cases containing heroin powder from their possession, officials said.
Following interrogation, two other Myanmar nationals, Jhonmung and Haukhul, were arrested from Behiang village along with 44 soap cases of heroin powder.
Police have registered a case under provisions of the Foreigners Act and the NDPS Act at Behiang police station for further investigation, officials said.
A senior police officer, requesting anonymity, told HT, “a soap case containing heroin powder weighs around 13 grams, and one gram of the drug is worth over ₹5,000 in the international market, though the price varies from place to place.”
Behiang village lies along the Indo-Myanmar border, about 67 m from Churachandpur town, and is also referred to as a second corridor to Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, Manipur Police, under its police salary package scheme, handed over ₹1 crore to the family of a constable who died in July 2025 while on duty in Sagoltongba, Imphal West.
A statement issued by Manipur Police said the amount was provided as per the memorandum of understanding signed between Manipur Police and the State Bank of India in October 2024.
Constable Soibam Sanjit Singh lost his life and six others were injured when a Tata Sumo vehicle, returning from a routine medical check-up of detained individuals allegedly under the influence of alcohol, met with an accident near Lansonbi Bridge between Yurembam and Sagoltongba under Patsoi police station in Imphal West district.
The statement said, “Late Sanjit Singh served Manipur Police with sincerity, dedication and unwavering commitment to the public. His untimely demise is a profound loss to the Police Department and to the public.”
The amount was handed over to the family in the form of a cheque at the office of the superintendent of police, Imphal West, in the presence of L Kailun, IPS, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), and other senior officers. Kh Okendra Singh, Regional Manager, SBI Imphal, presented the cheque.
