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Security Forces Recover Huge Quantity Of Arms, Ammunition, Narcotics In J-K’s Kupwara; 1 Held

A man was arrested and a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and narcotics wereꦺ recovered from his possession in Kupwara

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A man was arrested and a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and narcotics were recovered from his possession in Kupwara district of J🍸ammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

They said the weapons and the cont🐲raband substance were meant for a militant outfit in the Valley.

Based on a 🎐specific information that a huge consignment of arms, ammunition and narcotics has been smuggled in by two persons 🌼in the Chatkadi area of Karnah, Kupwara, a search operation was carried out by security forces there, a police official said.

During the operation, a man, identified as Umar Aziz, a resident of🥀 Chatkadi, was appreh🔜ended, he said.

On his sustained questioning, he confessed that, he along with his associate, received a consi🌳gnment of arms, ammunition and narcotics, the official said.

Subsequently, a detailed search was carried out and a huge consignment of narcotics and arms and ammunition was recovered from Garangnard Chatkadi, he added, terming a ma🦂jor suꦍccess on anti-terror activities.

The official said the recoveries include five pistols, 10 pistol magazines, 77 pistol rounds, a𓆉 pistol cleaning rod, a pistol user manual guide, four hand grenades and 10 packets of heroin-like substance wꦡeighing 9.450 kg.

A c𒀰ase has been registered and investigation taken up, he said.

As per inputs, the consignment was meant for the The Resistance Front -- an offshoot of proscribed terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Toiba ꦦ(LeT), the💧 official said.

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