DIMAPUR, JANUARY 28 (MExN): The Assam Rifles has affected a recovery of 263 firearms and 19,157 rounds of ammunition in operations conducted during 2015 in Nagaland. The PRO of the AR while highlighting the seizures made by the para-military unit in the state informed that a total of 516 persons were apprehended during the same period for involvement in anti-social activities. Of the people apprehended, 230 were cadres of the various Naga Political Groups and 286 were civilians. 170 of the firearms and 16,812 rounds of the ammunition were recovered from civilians “not associated with any underground faction,” the PRO stated in a press release. The seized firearms included 142 pistols of various calibres, 10 AK and M16 series rifles, one lathode rifle and 24 types of “local made weapons.” The release further stated that the AR is doing everything possible to contain proliferation of unauthorised/illegal arms and ammunition in the society.
