AR arrests two rebels at Moreh, 1kg opium seized in Arunachal

 IMPHAL/ITANAGAR: Assam Rifles personnel arrested two suspected cadres of the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) in an operation at Manipur's Moreh town bordering Myanmar. Acting on reports of the presence of militants at New Zalinmoul of the border town, AR troops launched an operation at the area and apprehended two cadres on Saturday.

The AR troops found a 9mm carbine with magazine and bullets, a Chinese hand grenade, two mobile phones, extortion notes and Indian currency of Rs 17,000 on the two cadres. Later, the two cadres-self styled privates Th Thoiba and Kh Koireng from Thoubal district-were handed over to the police.

Meanwhile, Assam Rifles apprehended a drug peddler in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh and seized one kg opium from him. AR personnel had launched a search operation at Thincha-Sanliam road axis on Sunday, which led to the apprehension of one Along Rukhet of Lazu circle, a communique said on Monday. One kg opium costing around Rs 30,000 was seized from the individual. The apprehension of the individual is a major blow to the drug trafficking racket in Lazu and Khonsa, the AR communique added.