Huge cache of weapons recovered during search ops
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 12 2023:
A team of Imphal West District Police commandos recovered a huge cache of weapons during search operations carried out in different places on Saturday.
According to a police report, a team conducted a search operation in Lamdeng Makha Leikai at around 1.30 pm Saturday.
During the operation, the team recovered one 7.62mm LSR Rifle, one 9mm carbine sub-machine gun, one 9mm carbine sub-machine without butt stock (butt), six hand grenades, six launching tubes, six ballistic rounds of H 7.62 and six rings.
The weapons have been handed over to Lamshang PS for further legal action.
Another team conducted a search operation at Kasturi Bridge crossing, Ngari Gali, Bora Gali and Yaima Store stretch under City PS from 1.45 pm till 2.50 pm on Saturday.
In all, 129 people present in the area were verified, of which seven without identification papers were handed over to City PS for further verification.
The same team carried out another search operation in North AOC/Kabo Leikai area from 3pm till 4.30 pm on Saturday and verified 250 people present in the area.
The team further conducted another search operation in Yaiskul Hicham Yaichampat area from 6 pm to 6.30 pm.
In all, 34 houses in the area were searched and 42 people verified.
However, no arrests were made.