Drugs on credit pushing abuse in Manipur: CM
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh highlighted how drug traffickers have adapted to the state's ethnic conflict by using new routes and credit-based sales to increase consumption. He emphasized that sports and community involvement are essential defenses against the rising drug crisis.
Why it matters
Exposes the intersection of regional ethnic conflict and the illicit drug trade, posing a significant threat to youth stability.
Drug traffickers not only changed their routes in Manipur after the ethnic conflict erupted in May 2023 but they also adopted a credit policy to push consumption during troubled times, Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Friday (June 26, 2026).
The article reports on official statements regarding a complex social issue without taking a partisan stance.
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