India News | Assam Rifles, Police Recover Weapons Heading to Manipur from Nagaland
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a joint operation, the Assam Rifles and Nagaland Police recovered arms and ammunition that was being taken to Manipur.
Kohima, Jun 27 (PTI) In a joint operation, the Assam Rifles and Nagaland Police recovered arms and ammunition that was being taken to Manipur.
Acting on a tip-off, the security forces searched a vehicle and recovered two pistols, four magazines and explosives, a Defence release stated on Tuesday.
“Acting on a specific intelligence regarding attempts to smuggle weapons, ammunition, explosives and other war-like stores to Manipur via Nagaland, a joint operation of Assam Rifles and police was launched at 2am on Monday. Around 6am, the teams jointly searched the vehicle and recovered the weapons and explosives,” the statement said.
Nobody was arrested, the statement added.
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