Seventh arrest in cross-border narco-arms syndicate in Jammu, police recover pistol

JAMMU: (Jan 9) Jammu Police arrested another accused in a cross-border narcotics and arms syndicate, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven, officials said on Friday.

Police had earlier busted the racket on December 5 last year by arresting six persons and recovering nearly five kilograms of heroin, estimated to be worth around Rs 30 crore, along with three pistols.

The latest arrest was made on Thursday under “Operation Sanjeevani”, a sustained crackdown against narco-terror networks.