Mizoram Police Arrest CNF Leader, Seize Major Arms Cache Near India-Bangladesh Border

MAMIT: Mizoram Police have arrested five people, including a leader of the Chin National Front (CNF), an insurgent group based in Myanmar, near the India-Bangladesh border in west Mizoram's Mamit district. The police have also seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from their possession. 

According to the police, this operation was one of the largest arms recoveries in Mizoram, delivering a stern warning to illegal operators in the region. During the operation, six AK-47 rifles, 10,050 cartridges, and 13 magazines were recovered from the five by the state police in partnership with an intelligence agency on the outskirts of Saithah village within West Phaileng police station limits, it said.

According to the police, the preliminary investigation reveals that the confiscated arms and ammunition were intended for trade between the Chin National Front (CNF) from Myanmar and the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF-P), an insurgent group active in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, the police statement said.

The arrest of the CNF leader is a significant achievement in counter-insurgency operations in Mizoram, it said. A case has been registered at West Phaileng Police Station in Mamit district, and further investigation to dismantle the arms smuggling network is underway, the statement added.

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