Shillong, May 14 (PTI) Two persons from Assam were arrested after 30,000 detonators were allegedly found in their car in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Thursday.
During a vehicle checking drive at Umkiang in the early hours of Wednesday, a car on the way to Silchar was intercepted, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kumar Rasgania said.
“A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 30,000 detonators. The detonators were concealed inside two boxes and a bag,” he said.
The two occupants of the vehicle, identified as Kamrul Ali Laskar and Ibrahim Uddin Laskar, were arrested, he added.
“A case was lodged at the Lumshnong police station under the Explosive Substances Act. An investigation is underway to trace the source of the detonators and identify the intended recipients,” the SP said. PTI JOP SOM
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