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Mizoram: Huge quantity of gunpowder seized, 1 arrested

First Published: 27th May, 2021 14:54 IST

Security forces have arrested one person and seized 136 kg of gunpowder from his possession in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, which shares borders with both Myanmar and Bangladesh, an Assam Rifles

Security forces have arrested one person and seized 136 kg of gunpowder from his possession in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, which shares borders with both Myanmar and Bangladesh, an Assam Rifles officer said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, Assam Rifles personnel along with Mizoram Police made the seizure and arrest in Vaseikai village on Tuesday.

The arrested person was handed over to Vaseikai Police for further legal proceedings, he added. (PTI)

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