IMPHAL, Jan 24: Troops of 31 AR arrested three smugglers and confiscated 175 kilograms of red sandal wood after launching an operation at Dalpatti in Moreh. The arrested persons were identified as Mahender, 24, son of Narayan and Mantosh, 30, son of Biren, both residents of Ward No 2, Moreh, and a Myanmar national, Bylay, son of MA Jat, from Tamu.
Elsewhere, a combined team of 27 A and 28 AR apprehended six Bangladesh nationals who were staying without valid documents at Lilong Bazar during a joint operation yesterday. They have been identified as Md Qalim, Nur Alam, Md Inoz, Ali Johar, Zahir Hussalan, Zafar Hussain and Md Touchi and were handed over to Lilong police station.