In a significant crackdown, security forces conducted intensive search operations on Saturday, uncovering large caches of arms and ammunition in two separate locations in Imphal, Manipur.

In the first operation in the Thingom area of Imphal West District, security personnel recovered a substantial haul, including a 9 mm carbine machine with a magazine, a grenade launcher, a locally made 9 mm pistol with one magazine, five hand grenades, eleven live rounds of ammunition, ten fired cartridges, ten blank cartridges, a launching tube, a Talkpro wireless set, and a stun shell.

In a separate incident, security forces seized additional weaponry from Changsang Hill Range in Imphal East District. Items recovered included a country-made carbine with a magazine, thirteen HE hand grenades, two Chinese hand grenades, two smoke grenades, thirty-two AK rifle rounds, ten detonators with a container, and a radio set.

These operations come as part of ongoing efforts by security forces to curtail arms trafficking and maintain peace in the region. Further investigations are underway to trace the origins of these weapons and any potential links to militant groups operating in the area.