Imphal, April 23 -- A joint team of Imphal East district police commandos and central security forces conducted a successful search operation in the foothills of Mongjam, under Heingang Police Station of Manipur.

During the operation, carried out on Tuesday, the team recovered a cache of illegal arms, ammunition, and telecommunication equipment.

The recovered items include one carbine, one self-loading rifle (SLR) with seven magazines, 73 live rounds, 37 empty cartridge cases, and two Baofeng radio sets with a charger.

Although no suspects were apprehended during the raid, the seized items have been handed over to the concerned police station for further legal proceedings.

Police officials confirmed that this was a follow-up to an ear...