JAMMU: Police arrested two cross-border drug peddlers associated with a Pakistan-based drone-dropped narcotics module in J&K’s Kathua district and seized about 150g of heroin from them. Kathua Police registered a case and booked the duo under the NDPS Act.Police received information about an episode of drone-dropping along the J&K-Punjab border near Kathua’s Nagri area and launched an investigation. With the help of technical analysis and CCTV footage, the first accused, Jatin from Manwal in Pathankot, was arrested. Further probe led cops to Danish Dogra, a resident of Jakhbar in Kathua, cops said.Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were in contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler through VoIP calls and had received the consignment of heroin, which was to be sold to vulnerable youths for monetary gain, police stated. Further investigation was underway to uncover the entire smuggling network and forward linkages.Cops requested citizens to come forward with any information and cooperate with authorities in the war against drugs.
