GNLA arms consignment seized in Guwahati
From Our Correspondent
Guwahati: A huge consignment of arms and ammunition meant for Garo militant outfit, Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was intercepted on transit and seized by Assam police at Gorchuk area in the city on Saturday.
Six persons including four GNLA members were arrested in this connection.
Guwahati city SSP, A J Baruah informed that the consignment of arms and ammunition included one AK 74 assault rifle, one Berretta .32 pistol, 25 shells, 400 rounds of AK 74 ammunition, 500 rounds of 9 mm pistol ammunition, 20 rounds of ammunition of .32 Berretta pistol.
The consignment was being carried in a Maruti Zen by a Kuki supplier called Kongam Hongkhal and the car was driven by one Ritesh Basumatary.
Four GNLA members including one Pintu Marak, brother-in-law of GNLA C-in-C Sohan D Shira, had come down to Guwahati to collect the consignment here in a Maruti Van.
All the six persons were arrested by the police in a swift operation.
Police informed that the arms and ammunition were procured from Myanmar and was being taken to Garo hills through Nagaland and Assam.
The police stumbled upon the consignment during a routine checking along the National Highway 37 at Gorchuk area in the city.