Forces foil infiltration bid, seize narcotics price Rs 50 crore in Kupwara
1 min read A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Army was injured in a short shootout with infiltrators on Tuesday alongside the Line of Control whilst a joint staff of the Jammu & Kashmir Police, Army and the Border Security Forces (BSF) claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid and an try and smuggle narcotics in North Kashmir’s Kupwara.
The staff additionally claimed to have recovered 10 kilograms of narcotics placing it’s approximate worth at Rs 50 crore within the worldwide market.
“Indian Army, BSF along with JKP (J-K Police) foiled a narco smuggling and infiltration attempt in forward areas of Tangdhar Sector last night and recovered 10 kg of narco estimated to be worth approximately ₹50 crore,” a defence spokesman stated in an official launch.
He stated that Tuesday night time’s restoration of narcotics was the second consecutive busting of ‘Narco Terror Model’ prior to now one week. He stated that 10 kilograms of heroin was additionally recovered from the identical space per week in the past in a joint operation.
“Last night smugglers were spotted carrying the narcotics along the Line of Control. Indian Army & BSF troops detected a suspicious movement and challenged the smugglers probably accompanied by Pak-based terrorists. The contact was near the LoC fence about 500m from the LoC,” the defence spokesman stated.
“A brief exchange of fire took place in which one JCO of Indian Army sustained minor injuries. Detailed search in the morning led to recovery of the narcotics haul. The infiltrators managed to escape”, the discharge added.
