Aizawl, Mar 7 (PTI) Assam Rifles personnel have recovered 3,000 rounds of cartridges of a sniper rifle and 10 passive night sight (PNS) devices in Mizoram's Lawngtlai district, the paramilitary force said in a statement on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, the Assam rifles troops intercepted a vehicle at Sanagu market area, and recovered the ammunition of a sniper rifle along with the PNS devices, the statement said.

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PNS devices are used for operating certain weapons in poor light conditions.

The vehicle's driver, a resident of Sangau-II village was apprehended in connection with the incident, it added.

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