Aizawl, Jan 16: In a major crackdown, Mizoram police seized a significant cache of arms and ammunition from Saithah village in Mamit district on Wednesday night.

Sources indicate the seized arms were part of a trade operation between the Chin National Front (CNF), an insurgent group based in Myanmar, and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-P), active in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeast Bangladesh.

The recovered items include six AK-47 rifles, 10,050 cartridges for AK-47 rifles, and 13 magazines.

A police official confirmed the arrest of five individuals in connection with the operation, including a senior leader of the CNF.

This operation underscores the transnational nature of illegal arms trafficking in the region and highlights ongoing threats to regional stability.

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