Arms smuggling racket busted in Manipur's Churachandpur district

Two members of an arms-smuggling racket have been arrested at Manipur's Churachandpur district during a search operation, a police officer said.

The two accused, who were arrested Saturday, confessed to having brought arms from Behiang village at the India-Myanmar border to Churachandpur town via Singngat, the sub-divisional headquarters of the district, he said.

Based on their statements, police raided a storage vault at Sumchinvum village in Churachandpur and seized two rifles and several magazines, the officer said, adding that more details in the case would be available after further investigation.

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