Silchar, March 26 -- Assam Rifles in coordination with the Cachar Police conducted an operation and dismantled an active illegal interstate tout network operating in Silchar on Thursday.

According to the officials, the Assam Rifles acted on specific intelligence input about the module which was involved in organised illegal ingress of foreign nationals from Bangladesh and Myanmar through Tripura and Mizoram, as well as illegal egress of foreign nationals from India, including individuals involved in criminal cases, deportation proceedings and visa violations.

As per the officials, during the operation, four individuals were apprehended, including a Nigerian national identified as Emeka (44 years), along with three Indian nationals, K Ma...