Assam Rifles, Mizoram Police seize huge cache of explosives, arrest 2 persons

Aizawl, Nov 14: A joint team of Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police seized a huge cache of explosives and arrested two persons near Aizawl, a statement said on Wednesday.

Acting on specific intelligence, a team from Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Mizoram Police, established a mobile vehicle check post at Lawipu junction near Aizawl, it said, the Assam Rifles statement said.

During the operation, the teams intercepted a taxi and conducted a thorough search, resulting in the recovery of 1,000 gelatin sticks, 1,000 detonators, and 20 meters of safety fuse, it said.

Two persons, including a woman, have been arrested for possessing the explosives, the statement added.(PTI)

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