In a big crackdown, Manipur Police with central armed forces personnel jointly seized multiple weapons, ammunition, drugs and cash from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, said Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday.Big crackdown in Manipur: CM Biren SinghBriefing about this joint operation, the chief minister took to his X (formerly known as Twitter), saying, “The seized weapons include AK47, Insas, Sniper and M16 rifles along with (a) huge cache of ammunition. Further, opium weighing about 2.5 kg, ₹4,86,500 cash and various other items were also recovered.”In a major breakthrough by Manipur Police and Central armed forces, multiple weapons, ammunition, drugs and cash have been apprehended from Myanmar based militant group CKLA.The seized weapons include AK47, Insas, Sniper and M16 rifles along with huge cache of ammunition.… pic.twitter.com/3k40kwfSnj— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) October 23, 2023Further, CM Singh informed that earlier, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had taken up cases about which it was said that there is a transnational conspiracy by terrorist outfits in neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh to wage war against the Indian government by exploiting the unrest in Manipur.Todays apprehension of CKLA cadres and the recovery of weapons has yet again underscored a transnational plot aimed at destabilising both Manipur and our nation, he added in his tweet.
