Mizoram: 90 bags of poppy seeds weighing 5400 kg seized in joint operation, 2 arrested
Assam Rifles has been continuously operating against narcotics and drug smuggling in the state in an endeavour to strengthen the future of Mizoram.
Assam Rifles has been continuously operating against narcotics and drug smuggling in the state in an endeavour to strengthen the future of Mizoram.
In a statement, the Assam Rifles said the drug item was seized in an operation at Phaitol village under Tamenglong district in Manipur.
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Brigadier Girish Upadhya, DIG 23 Sector Assam Rifles, called on Mizoram's Chief Minister, Pu Lalduhoma on Monday to congratulate him on taking over as Chief Minister and discuss the effective border management role of the Indo-Myanmar border and Assam Rifles' efforts to curb the drug menace in Mizoram.
The 3rd edition of the Assam Rifles Hills Half Marathon in Shillong Laitkor, Shillong on November 26, 2023, history was made by three comrades from the 67 NDA Course.
Well placed knowledgeable sources suggest that the China factor behind this unfortunate occurrence cannot be ruled out. Indo-China relations are already under strain and there has been ample evidence in the past about covert Chinese support to Northeast insurgents including the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) (I/M), the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and others including the Manipuri groups.
The police said the incident took place at around 11 a.m. near Sekhen village, as the heavily armed People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Manipur Naga People's Front (MNPF) militants opened fire on the convoy of Assam Rifles killing Colonel Viplav Tripathi, his wife, their 9-year-old son, three Quick Reaction Team (QRT) jawans and the driver on the spot.
In another raid, the Central paramilitary troopers along with Mizoram police on Thursday recovered three pistols, 174 live rounds, three kg explosives, nine detonators, and other such stores including Improvised Explosive Devices from a jungle at Hmawngbu village.
The security forces immediately swung into action and fired a couple of rounds towards the location from where the grenades were lobbed. The injured local was rushed by security forces to the company base of Assam Rifles, where he was given first aid and stabilised, and was then moved to Mon for further treatment.
Assam Rifles sources said that acting on intelligence inputs the para-military troopers along with Manipur Police recovered the hidden arms and ammunition in a house in the border town of Moreh under Tengnoupal district.
