Jammu, February 13 Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested two individuals allegedly involved in smuggling heroin from Pakistan via a drone that dropped the contraband in the border areas of the Kathua district, officials said.
An investigation was launched based on specific information about a drone dropping near the J-K-Punjab border near Nagri in Kathua district, they said.
With the help of technical analysis and examination of CCTV footage, police arrested the first accused, identified as Jatin, a resident of Pathankot in Punjab, the officials said.
Further investigation led to the arrest of the second accused, Danish Dogra alias Sajan, a resident of Jakhbar in Kathua, as part of the forward linkage, they said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were in contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler through VoIP calls and had received the heroin with the intention of selling it to vulnerable youth for monetary gain, they added.
Around 150 gm of heroin was seized during the operation, the officials said.
