Jammu and Kashmir: Arms & drugs seized in cross-border smuggling case; 4 held
J&K Police arrested four suspects linked to cross-border drug and arms smuggling. The police seized a Beretta pistol, magazines, live rounds, and narcotics during this operation. Initial arrests occurred when two men were stopped at a checkpoint and found with heroin and a firearm. This investigation revealed connections with handlers based in Pakistan and previous air-dropped consignments. The…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have apprehended four suspects, including one from Punjab, amid an alleged cross-border smuggling case involving drugs and arms through drones in the border village of Arnia in Jammu district. During searches, police recovered an Italy-made Beretta pistol, two magazines, four live rounds, and over 1kg of narcotics.
On October 3, police stopped two men on a bike near Arnia’s Tamala Bridge. Rahul Kumar and Ajay Kumar Talhar were found with suspected heroin, pistols, magazines, and live rounds. Both confessed to connections with Pakistan-based handlers and admitted to receiving air-dropped consignments. Further probing led to the arrest of a third suspect, Ajay Kumar, with opium resin and heroin.
A fourth suspect, Jaganpreet Randhawa, was apprehended in Punjab. The Arnia Police registered an FIR under the NDPS and Arms Acts, and further investigation is underway.
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