IED seized by 24 AR

IMPHAL, May 19: A team of 24 Assam Riffles personnel of Tengnoupal post today seized an IED bomb from a Maruti Van while it was being transported to Imphal along the Imphal-Moreh route on National highway number 2.

The seizure was made while checking the vehicles under registration number MN07-L-1291 at the front of the tengnoupal AR check poston Saturday.

9AR arrests 2 persons with red sandalwood

Personal of 9 Assam rifle arrested the driver and a conductor of a passenger bus at Khudengthabi along National Highway number 2 on the Imphal-Moreh road yesterday for carrying red wood at around 3 pm under Moreh police station in Chandel district

According to a reliable source, the driver is identified as Ibosana (45) of Wangoi Imphal east district and conductor is identified as Tomba (28) of Lilong Thoubal district were carrying around 70 Kg of red wood in the bus they were in (bearing registration number MN01- 1394).

Red Sanders or Red Sandalwood is a lucrative market for smugglers as a high price is paid for this wood in China. It is listed as an endangered species because of its over exploitation.