Major breakthrough in narco-terror nexus; Police recovers 804 grams of heroin, 1.114 Kg of opium dropped by suspected Pak drones in RS Pura, 1 held

JAMMU, Oct 21

In a significant breakthrough uncovering a narco-terror nexus, Jammu Police recovered a commercial quantity of narcotics, comprising 804 grams of heroin and 1 kilo and 114 grams of opium, from a border village Talhar along the Indo-Pak international border in Arnia sector in Jammu district, said officials on Wednesday.

“On Tuesday, we received an information regarding consumption of narcotics by one Sunny Kumar 26, son of Tarsem Lal, a resident of Kotli Mirdian in Suchetgarh tehsil near a border ditch in his village,” stated a police statement issued here.

Accordingly, FIR No. 186/2026 under Sections 8,18,21,22,27 of the NDPS Act was registered and investigation was taken up.

During the course of investigation and subsequent questioning, his alleged involvement in a narcotics smuggling module linked to a drone-dropping incident came to light,” said the spokesperson. Acting on the leads, a police team led by SHO RS Pura  recovered 804 grams of heroin and 1.114 kilograms of opium from the Talhar area of sector Arnia.

“Preliminary investigation has indicated a cross-border nexus involving the use of drones for smuggling narcotics into Indian territory. Police are investigating the backward and forward linkages of the module to identify the source of the consignment, its intended recipients and other persons involved in the narco-terror network,” read the statement.

Further investigation was underway to establish the complete chain of the narcotics trafficking network and identify all those involved.