Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 26: Army today recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition suspected to have been dropped by a drone from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.
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Troops launched a search operation after spotting suspected drone movement in Mangla battalion area of Nowshera sector falling close to Line of Control with Pakistan last night.
Army units engaged the drone with gunfire, and a cordon-and-search operation was launched in the early hours of the day.
During the search, a consignment which was reportedly dropped by the drone was discovered and seized by Army and police personnel in the border village of Sehar in Nowshera sector, the officials said.
Recoveries include a pistol, two magazines and 37 bullets.
Search operations in the area are going on.
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