CID & BSF seize live ammo in Mizoram's Saitual dist
Aizawl: Mizoram Police's
CID
(special branch) officials and Border Security Force (
BSF
) personnel seized 3,008 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition at a place known as 'Nuthlawi Kawi', near Seling village in Saitual district on Tuesday, a senior police official said.
The official said in a joint operation, CID and BSF officials intercepted a pickup truck near Seling village, seized the ammunition and detained the driver.
Driver Lalawithanga (48), a resident of Zuangtui locality in Aizawl, claimed that he was not the owner. He said he was sent by a person from Bungtlang village in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai district, bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, on a promise to pay Rs 1 lakh and he was given Rs 15,000 in advance.
The rest of the amount was to be paid in Aizawl.
The lone passenger in the vehicle claimed that he was travelling for medical treatment in Aizawl, the official said. He did not rule out the possible involvement of armed groups in Myanmar or Manipur or Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) of Bangladesh.
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