Jammu, Mar 12 (KNO): Security agencies on Thursday recovered 1.5 kilograms of heroin worth over ₹8 crore near the International Border in Jammu district, officials said.
According to officials, the narcotics were recovered from Bahadurpura village in the Bishnah area after a local resident spotted a suspicious bag lying in a field and informed the police.
Preliminary investigation, as per officials, suggests that the consignment was dropped by a Pakistani drone as part of a cross-border narco-smuggling attempt.
Police have registered a case in this regard and launched further investigation to trace the network involved in the smuggling bid, officials added. (NVI)
