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Imphal: A joint team of Manipur Police and Assam Rifles apprehended a 33-year-old man and seized an illegal firearm along with a magazine loaded with live bullets in Senapati district near the Nagaland border on Thursday.

Acting on reliable intelligence regarding the possession of narcotic substances, a joint team of the 16 Assam Rifles, led by Major Saransh Roy, and Senapati District Police, under the overall supervision of the SP, Senapati, initiated an operation against S. Chakho (33), son of Sani from Makhan Centre Village.

Following a search conducted at his residence in Broadway, Senapati, in accordance with the law, no contraband was found. However, a foreign-made pistol was recovered from...