Nov 03, Kathmandu - Police have seized 14 illegally hidden muzzle-loading guns from community forests and nearby thickets in Dang district.

According to the District Police Office, the weapons were recovered during a special operation conducted from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

A team from Hapuray Area Police Office found five guns in Simaura Community Forest in Khayarbhat्टी, Babai Rural Municipality–5. Police teams recovered one gun each from Sunchhahari Community Forest in Bangalachuli Rural Municipality–2 and New Kalika Community Forest in Panchpokhari, Bangalachuli–8.

Another gun was found in Suwakhore Community Forest in Babai–2. Police also seized five guns from a thicket near the Rausing Khola riverbank in Rapti Rural Municipality–1, and one from Narayaneshwar Community Forest in Lamahi Municipality–3.

Police said 13 of the seized guns were functional, while one was damaged. Further investigation is underway.