Churachandpur | A suspected member of the proscribed Kuki National Front (MC) was arrested with two foreign-made firearms and drugs in Manipur's Churachandpur district, police said on Tuesday.

An intelligence-based operation was launched on Monday night by a joint team of Churachandpur district police, the 129th Battalion of the CRPF and the 5 Assam Rifles at Kingkin village, they said.

During the operation, the team intercepted a suspicious white Bolero vehicle and searched it, leading to the recovery of the weapons and drugs and the arrest of Letkhothang Khongsai (23) of D Lhangjol village, they added.

"During preliminary questioning, he disclosed that he is a cadre of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) group KNF (MC)," police said in a statement.

The seized items included foreign-made AK-series and MA1 rifles, 240 rounds of ammunition of various types and two packets containing 1.027 kg of brown sugar, police said.

The Kuki National Front (MC) is among the Kuki and Zomi militant outfits that signed the SoO pact with the Centre and the Manipur government.