Drone-dropped heroin seized in J&K’s Kathua, 2 with Pakistan links held

JAMMU: Police arrested 2 cross-border cause peddlers associated with a Pakistan-based drone-dropped narcotics module successful J&K’s Kathua territory and seized astir 150g of heroin from them.

Kathua Police registered a lawsuit and booked the duo nether the NDPS Act.Police received accusation astir an occurrence of drone-dropping on the J&K-Punjab borderline adjacent Kathua’s Nagri country and launched an investigation. With the assistance of method investigation and CCTV footage, the archetypal accused, Jatin from Manwal successful Pathankot, was arrested. Further probe led cops to Danish Dogra, a nonmigratory of Jakhbar successful Kathua, cops said.Preliminary probe revealed that the accused were successful interaction with a Pakistan-based smuggler done VoIP calls and had received the consignment of heroin, which was to beryllium sold to susceptible youths for monetary gain, constabulary stated. Further probe was underway to uncover the full smuggling web and guardant linkages.Cops requested citizens to travel guardant with immoderate accusation and cooperate with authorities successful the warfare against drugs.