NONGSTOIN: After the recent recovery of a drone, boat and ammunition, police on Wednesday morning recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition belonging to GNLA militants from a jungle in West Khasi Hills district.
After a tipoff on the concealment of arms by GNLA militants at Riangdem – Nengdawak and Wakphangram jungle, a police team from Shallang along with SF-10 commandos proceeded to the spot to conduct a search operation.
During the search, police recovered weapons including one INSAS rifle, 86 AK live ammunition, and 1 kg of gelatin sticks from the area.
Later, AK 47 ammunition, a hand grenade, ten SBBL ammunition, one magazine pouch and one camouflage pant were recovered from the compound of a house at Wakphangram. Police said operations in the Shallang area were intensified to neutralize them.
