Aizawl, Jan 19 (UNI) In a significant operation, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police have jointly seized 30 sticks of gelatin and 20 detonators near Khatla Road in Aizawl.
According to a statement from Assam Rifles on Sunday the explosives were seized on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off about explosives being transported, a Mobile Vehicle Check Post was set up, intercepting a vehicle en route from Aizawl to Cherhlun village in Hnahthial district, bordering Myanmar. The driver, identified as Hmingthansanga (42) from Hnahthial district, was taken into custody, and the explosives were handed over to the police for further investigation.