Five persons were arrested with 1,000 kg of marijuana worth Rs four crore at Dimapur in Nagaland

Assam Rifles in a statement issued on Saturday stated that in a joint operation with Nagaland police the accused were nabbed from the Kukidolong area.

Four of those arrested were from Manipur, the Assam Rifles, the statement read.

The arrested persons were handed over to officers of the Chumukedima police station for further investigation, it added.