Sonitpur, July 22 -- In a major success, Sonitpur district police arrested seven persons and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition during an operation along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, said an official.

According to police, during the operation, seven individuals were arrested along with a large quantity of arms and ammunition while they were preparing to form a new armed organisation.

Police conducted the operation on Sunday night till Monday morning, seized a huge cache of weapons and destroyed a camp during the raid.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Sonitpur district, Barun Purkayastha, on Monday said during a press conference at Tezpur that, based on a secret tip-off, Sonitpur police, along with Dhekiajuli polic...