Security forces on Tuesday unearthed a huge consignment of Maoists comprising 18,000 detonators in a forest area in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said in a statement.
The explosives were found near Hussipi village in Tonto police station area.
The explosives were concealed in the forest with an intention to target personnel engaged in anti-Naxal operations, it said.
Acting on a tip-off, security personnel from CRPF and state police launched a joint search operation and seized the detonators, Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan said.
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The explosives were defused on the spot by the bomb disposal squad.
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