Assam Police have recovered one AK-47 and 299 illegal arms and ammunition at Bathouguri village in Kokrajhar during a search operation that was launched on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

Kokrajhar Police recovered 290 numbers of 7.62 and nineteen numbers of .303 ammunitions along with one AK 47 rifle.

"On December 1- from Bathouguri village under Balajan op @KokrajharPolice recovered one AK 47, 7.62 ammn 290 nos and .303 ammn 19 nos, which were kept concealed near a fish pond. Another step towards peaceful BTR elections @assampolice @DGPAssamPolice @CMOfficeAssam" tweeted GP Singh, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Assam.

The Assam Police have also recovered one AK-47 rifle with one magazine and 55 rounds of ammunition in the Baksa district, the police said on Wednesday.