{
  "id": 12450662,
  "title": "Jammu and Kashmir: Arms & drugs seized in cross-border smuggling case; 4 held",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jammu-and-kashmir-arms-drugs-seized-in-cross-border-smuggling-case-4",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:18:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir-arms-drugs-seized-in-cross-border-smuggling-case-4-held/articleshow/134749535.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}