The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at five locations in Mizoram’s Aizawl, Champai and Kolasib districts in a recent case of explosives seizures allegedly for destabilizing the cross-border Government in Myanmar.
The case relates to the recovery of a massive 2,421.12 kg of explosives including 1,000 detonators, 4,500 metres of detonating fuse, and Indian and Myanmar currency from a vehicle in the Zawnling area under Tipa police station in Saiha district.
“This consignment was meant for a Myanmar-based outfit Chin National Front (CNF) which is in the process of accumulating arms and ammunition for resisting the government of Myanmar,” the NIA said in a statement.
The case was initially registered as FIR No. 1/2022 on January 21, at Tipa police station, Saiha which was re-registered by NIA on March 21.
During the searches, digital devices and incriminating documents were seized and further investigation in the case is continuing.
The probe in the seizures assumes significance in the wake of the bilateral cooperation between India and Myanmar against anti-India insurgents operating out of that country, officials said.
