IMPHAL: Assam Rifles personnel arrested at least six alleged recruits of the newly-formed Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) during a counter insurgency operation at Tengnoupal in Chandel district that borders Myanmar. Troops of 29 Assam Rifles launched an operation along National Highway-39 and apprehended six youths from a van on Saturday afternoon at Tengnoupal.
When questioned, they said they had been recruited to the ZUF and were being taken to Myanmar for training, an Assam Rifles statement said. Of the six individuals, five are from the Zeliangrong-dominated Tamenglong district, it said, adding that they were handed over to Tengnoupal police station.
The Assam Rifles personnel also apprehended a Myanmarese national from a jeep for not possessing valid documents like visa and passport. Two mobile phones and Indian currency worth Rs 1,261 were found on the individual identified as Kobir Ahammed, 25, of Aikiaf, Myanmar. He was handed over to the Tengnoupal police, added the statement.
On the other hand, 23 Assam Rifles personnel and a team of officials from the Narcotic Control Bureau Regional Unit, Imphal launched another operation in the Molnam area and found 800 kg ganja from an abandoned hut.
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