"Three terrorists with narcotics and weapons in their possession were injured along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Karmarha sector by Indian Army troops when they were trying to infiltrate. Search operation is going on in the area," officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint search operation by Kupwara Police along with a local army unit was launched in the Zurhama area of Police Station Trehgam
"Indian Army foiled yet another attempt of narco-terror smuggling by recovering 10 packets of narcotics near Line of Control in Poonch Sector," a White Knight Corps statement said.
According to the army sources, the operation has averted a major incident which could have been initiated by perpetrators using the weapons and the IED, funded by the narco terrorists.
The security forces on Friday busted a narco-terror module and recovered 7 kg of heroin, Rs 2 crore in cash, arms and ammunition from the house of a notorious drug peddler in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Northern Army Commander addressed the first segment of the Investiture Ceremony at Srinagar, which was conducted to commend the army's acts of bravery, commitment, and sacrifice.
It is for the first time that training on drug matters is being conducted under the aegis of CSC. Besides participants from Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles, participants from the state police of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi & Punja
With the steps taken to combat terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan-sponsored narco-terrorism has emerged as yet another big challenge for the security agencies in the region.
Highlighting the country's fight against narco-terrorism and drug trafficking, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that India has urged Interpol to create a real-time information system on the nexus of narcotics and terrorism.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 15 (ANI): Five Jammu and Kashmir government employees have been terminated from service for terror links, running narco-terror syndicates and aiding proscribed outfits to carry out terror attacks, government sources on Saturday.