Briefs: Heroin dropped using drone seized near IB in Kathua

A yellow packet containing 500-gram heroin worth more than two crore was seized near the international border in Kathua district, within minutes after it was dropped by a Pakistani drone on Tuesday, officials said.

This is the second time within four days that drone dropped heroin was recovered by security agencies from any border village in Jammu region.

Earlier on July 26, police recovered half-a-kilogram of heroin after it was dropped by a Pakistani drone in Chillyari border village in Samba district. The recovery was made by the Special Operations Group of local police.

Meanwhile, the latest recovery was made by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Hiranagar sector of Kathua this afternoon, the officials said.

They said the recovery was made during an operation following reports of suspected enemy drone movement. The operation was going on when last reports were received, the officials said.

Search op launched in Kathua

Jammu: A search operation was launched in Kathua district on Tuesday following the suspicious movement of three persons, officials said.

The search operation was launched after a woman spotted three suspected persons in the Rajbagh area late Monday night, they said.

A joint team of the Army, police and Special Operations Group (SoG) is engaged in the search and vigilance has been intensified in the area and along the highway, said the officials, adding they are combing the area around the Ujh river — a known infiltration route from across the border. The locals have been urged to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activity to police, the officials said.