Imphal, June 1 -- Combined teams of State and Central security forces have recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and warlike materials during operations carried out in the last 24 hours along the Mizoram-Manipur border.

A joint unit comprising the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police launched a cordon and search operation in the general area of Thanlon village, under the jurisdiction of Thanlon police station in Manipur's Pherzawl district, bordering Mizoram to the east.

The three-hour-long operation led to the discovery of various weapons and military-grade items. Among the recovered materials were two SBML guns without serial numbers, one Lathode gun, fifty rounds of 7.62 mm AK ammunition, four bulletproof jackets, and two handheld ...