Brothers held in Manipur for possession of illegal cough syrup

Two persons have been arrested in Manipur's Thoubal district for possession of illegal cough syrup, police said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of officers raided a residence in Lilong Lou Tara area of the district, and seized 103 bottles of cough syrup, Superintendent of Police S Ibomcha told PTI.

Two men - both brothers - were arrested from the residence, he said, adding that an investigation has been launched to find out the source of cough syrup.