Mizoram: Large cache of arms and ammunition recovered near Champai

Guwahati: The Surchup Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles and Custom Preventive Force, Champai recovered a large cache of War Like Stores (WLS) in Champai district of Mizoram on Monday.

The operation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force, Chamfai based on specific information.

During checking in the general area of ​​Pharlui Tiau River along the Indo-Myanmar border, country-made rifles, 12-bore ammunition, homemade grenades, 7.62 cartridges (Chinese origin), walkie-talkies (Chinese make) with charging sets were recovered.
The illegal stores were seized and handed over to the Customs Preventive Force for further legal action.

However, the authorities did not say who these items belonged to.

He also did not say whether the seized materials could be linked to freedom fighters.