The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at the residence of an accused in a 2024 arms smuggling case in Bihar, recovering several weapons, ammunition, and cash, officials said on October 9

The searches were carried out on Wednesday as part of a case involving the smuggling of illegal arms and ammunition from Nagaland for circulation across different parts of Bihar.

According to an NIA statement, the team seized one 9mm pistol, 18 live cartridges of 9mm, two pistol magazines, one double-barrelled 12-bore gun, 35 live cartridges of 12-bore ammunition, and ₹4.21 lakh in cash from the house of Sandeep Kumar Sinha, also known as Chhotu Lala, in Vaishali district.

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