Imphal: A joint team of Imphal East district police commandos and central security forces conducted a successful search operation in the foothills of Mongjam, under Heingang Police Station of Manipur.
During the operation, carried out on Tuesday, the team recovered a cache of illegal arms, ammunition, and telecommunication equipment.
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The recovered items include one carbine, one self-loading rifle (SLR) with seven magazines, 73 live rounds, 37 empty cartridge cases, and two Baofeng radio sets with a charger.
Although no suspects were apprehended during the raid, the seized items have been handed over to the concerned police station for further legal proceedings.
Police officials confirmed that this was a follow-up to an earlier operation conducted on April 21 near the TB Hospital at the foothills of Keirao Wangkhem Village, also in Imphal East district, where multiple warlike stores were recovered.
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Authorities emphasized that these ongoing operations are part of a broader initiative to dismantle the presence of illegal weapons and ensure the return of normalcy in the region.