 However, shortly after their release, MNF intensified its secessionist activities.The MNF members forcibly collected donations from the Mizo people, recruited volunteers and trained them with arms supplied by Pakistan.By the end of 1965, the MNF weapon cache consisted of the plastic explosives stolen from the Border Roads Organisation, rifles and ammunition obtained from the 1st Battalion, Assam Rifles (1 AR) headquartered at Aizawl, crude bombs and Sten guns.