Kashmir: Narcotic drugs seized from LOC trade
Acting on specific information about the transportation of narcotic drugs, a police team during checking at Trade Centre Salamabad, Uri in Baramulla recovered 66.5 kilograms of contraband which appeared to be heroine from a truck bearing registration number XA-267.
“The drugs were hidden in fake cavities specifically fabricated for this purpose in boxes purportedly to contain mercantile goods truck driver identified as Syed Yousuf son of Ali Akbar has been taken into custody,” police said on Saturday in a statement.
In March, the Jammu and Kashmir police also busted an arms consignment and booked a truck driver who was transporting pistols, grenades and assorted ammunition from across the PoK.
The arms, police said, were meant for terrorists in south Kashmir.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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