Srinagar: Security forces have busted a narco-terrorist module in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district by arresting three people and recovering arms, ammunition and contraband from their possession, police said on Saturday.
A police spokesperson said that police and army had laid a trap in Karnah area of North Kashmir district following reports that a person was trying to find a buyer for heroin.
The spokesperson said that two people have been arrested with about 500 grams of heroin.
The spokesperson identified the persons as Shafiq Ahmed Shaikh, resident of Khawarparb Karnah, and Tariq Ahmed Malik, resident of Baghballa.
The spokesperson said further investigation revealed the presence of three pistols with another person, identified as Parvez Ahmed Pathan, resident of Sadhpura.
Pathan was arrested in a joint raid by police and army and three pistols, 76 pistol bullets, six pistol magazines and about five kilograms of suspected explosive were recovered from his possession, he said.
The spokesperson said a case has been registered and further inquiry and investigation is underway.
A police spokesperson said that police and army had laid a trap in Karnah area of North Kashmir district following reports that a person was trying to find a buyer for heroin.
The spokesperson said that two people have been arrested with about 500 grams of heroin.
The spokesperson identified the persons as Shafiq Ahmed Shaikh, resident of Khawarparb Karnah, and Tariq Ahmed Malik, resident of Baghballa.
The spokesperson said further investigation revealed the presence of three pistols with another person, identified as Parvez Ahmed Pathan, resident of Sadhpura.
Pathan was arrested in a joint raid by police and army and three pistols, 76 pistol bullets, six pistol magazines and about five kilograms of suspected explosive were recovered from his possession, he said.
The spokesperson said a case has been registered and further inquiry and investigation is underway.
