Guwahati: Manipur Police arrested two key accused in connection with three cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials said on Sunday.The accused were identified as Roman Rai (21) and Amit Kumar Thapa (35). Rai was arrested in Kangpokpi district, while Thapa was held in Bishnupur district. The cases were registered in Senapati district.“Both accused persons had been absconding for a considerable period and are suspected to be key links in an interstate drug trafficking network connecting poppy cultivators in Manipur with drug traffickers operating in Rajasthan,” police said.With the latest arrests, seven people have been arrested in connection with the three FIRs, police said.“Further investigation is underway to identify and trace other members of the interstate drug trafficking network and establish its wider linkages extending to Rajasthan,” police said.
