Dealers do this to increase the weight of the meth so they can make more money from selling it. At each step along the way, a dealer can alter the drug by “cutting” it, or mixing in additives. By the time meth is purchased by the person who intends to use it, it’s likely passed through many hands, starting with the actual manufacturer and then through various dealers. These additives can be anything from sugars to milk powders, to other drugs or substances – anything that looks like methamphetamine. Singh denies the accusations.The methamphetamine that is sold on the streets today isn’t just dangerous in itself, it frequently contains additives that can make it even more damaging to the body. The Indian Army and federal paramilitary forces in the state cannot act independently and are legally bound to work with state police and authorities, who analysts say are also divided along ethnic lines.Īlso, Kukis accuse the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state government's Chief Minister Biren Singh, a Meitei, of complicity and inaction, and have sought his removal. Kuki and Meitei groups also refused to join a peace panel formed by the federal government due to differences over names included in the panel. New Delhi has held talks with senior Myanmar leaders to help control armed groups that operate from across the border but this is yet to produce results. WHY IS PEACE YET TO RETURN?Īlthough the first outburst of violence was put down by mid-May, sporadic reprisal attacks began within days.īoth the Meiteis and Kukis are known to be flush with arms, including automatic weapons either stolen from the state police or sourced from across the border in Myanmar. "It has been building up for a long time, in some ways unseen and some ways quite openly, but the government was not paying attention," said Pradip Phanjoubam, editor of the Imphal Review of Arts and Politics. Separately, the state government in February launched a drive to evict tribal communities from forests in the hills, saying they had encroached on government land, sparking anger among tribal people that they were being forced out of their homes.
Kukis share ethnic lineage with Myanmar’s Chin tribe and Meiteis feared they would be outnumbered by the arrival of the refugees. Manipur shares a nearly 400-km (250-mile) border with Myanmar and the coup there in 2021 pushed thousands of refugees into the Indian state.
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