Manipur Police and security forces conducted three separate operations between April 20–24, 2026, arresting four individuals and recovering raw opium, heroin, arms, and communication equipment across Churachandpur and Chandel districts.
IMPHAL – Security forces in Manipur carried out three anti-narcotics and arms recovery operations between April 20 and 24, 2026, resulting in multiple arrests and significant seizures of drugs and weapons across Churachandpur and Chandel districts.
On April 20, 2026, Manipur Police arrested Samuel Guite (28), a resident of Saidan Village under Churachandpur Police Station, Churachandpur district, from his residence. The following items were recovered from his possession:
• 12 bags containing suspected raw opium weighing 11.7 kg
• One mobile handset
• One digital weighing machine
On 20.04.2026, Manipur Police arrested one Samuel Guite (28) of Saidan Village under Churachandpur-PS, Churachandpur district from his residence along with the following:
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) April 24, 2026
i.12 (twelve) bags containing suspected raw opium weighing 11.7 Kgs,
ii.01 (one) Mobile handset and
iii.01… pic.twitter.com/Sn31b3V9R8
On April 23, 2026, security forces arrested three individuals from Bolkot under Singngat Police Station, Churachandpur district: Nengmuanlal and Ginlamthang Guite, both of M Buangmun Village, Singngat, and Hangkhanlian of Chakarpur, Gurgaon, Haryana. The following were seized from their possession:
• 474 soap cases of heroin weighing approximately 5.43 kg
• One four-wheeler vehicle
On 24.04.2026, security forces recovered from the general area of Khumkot village under Molcham-PS, Chandel district, the following:
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) April 24, 2026
i.04 (four) single bore rifles,
ii.04 (four) Pompis,
iii.07 (seven) Pompi shells,
iv.03 (three) grenades and a detonator and
v.05 (five) Baofeng… pic.twitter.com/AVwQBzCFIp
On April 24, 2026, security forces recovered a cache of weapons and communication equipment from the general area of Khumkot Village under Molcham Police Station, Chandel district. The recovered items included:
• Four single-bore rifles
• Four Pompis and seven Pompi shells
• Three grenades and one detonator
• Five Baofeng radio sets with five chargers
