In a major haul, the Meghalaya Police on Friday seized approximately 1,500 kg of explosives, 6,000 detonators in East Jaintia Hills district, bordering with Bangladesh. The police also arrested six persons in connection with it.
According to the reports, a police team had launched a massive search operation at the 4 Kilo area in East Jaintia Hills district on Wednesday and Thursday after receiving input that one Mahindra Bolero vehicle bearing Assam registration number and loaded with explosives was moving towards Kongong.
The police team intercepted the vehicle in Kongong area under Lad Rymbai police outpost and during the search, it found 250 kg of explosives in 10 cartoons, 1,000 live detonators from the vehicle.
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Source: India Today