Sunday, January 18, 2015

Ammunition seized in Mizoram

Two persons were arrested and about 2000 rounds of ammunition seized by the Special Branch of the Mizoram police at Phunchawng village near Aizawl, a senior police officer said today.

Yesterday, Laldinnghaka (28) of Lawngtlai district and Rohmingthanga (38) of Tanhril near Aizawl, were arrested and a total of 1,986 rounds of ammunition of US-made M-16 rifle were seized, police said.

The seizure was made following a raid of a taxi parked in Phunchawng village.

Police said the accused claimed the ammunition was smuggled from Myanmar to be sold to insurgents in Bangladesh.