AYBAK, Afghanistan, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunitions, including an anti-aircraft gun, during operations in northern Afghanistan's Samangan province, said a statement of provincial police office on Sunday.

The armaments including an anti-aircraft gun of DShK type, 18 pieces of mortar mines, several stocks of hand grenades, several boxes of projectiles and a set of walkie-talkie were discovered in Dara-e-Suf Bala district on Saturday, the statement added.

Police have also taken into custody an individual on charge of keeping the weaponry illegally, the statement further said.

In similar operations, police discovered arms and ammunitions, including 27 pieces of pistols and a heavy machine gun in the neighboring Baghlan province last week. Enditem

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