Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, July 29: A yellow packet containing 500-gram heroin worth more than two crore was seized near the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar Sector of 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.
Officials said a drone dropped incident took place at village Chhan Tanda, tehsil Hiranagar 18000 metres away from IB which was seen by one Jasvinder Kumar, son of Sansar Chand of Chhan Tanda. He informed BoP Chandwan BSF 107 BN and BPP Chakra through lambardar.
The BSF rushed to the spot and took the consignment into its custody. Later the BPP Chakra also reached the spot. Besides, SP Operations Kathua, SDPO Border, DySP Operation and SHO Hiranagar also rushed to the spot.
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.
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