In response to the recent bank robberies, abductions, and criminal activities, the ongoing joint operation by the Bangladesh Army led to the arrest of nine alleged operatives of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KCNF) in a remote hilly area under Ruma Upazila (Sub-District) in the Bandarban District of Chittagong Division on April 16, reports The Daily Star. The Inter-Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) said in its press release that mine weapons and ammunition were also recovered.