JAMMU, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir Police, in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), recovered five kilograms of heroin worth about Rs 35 crores in the international market from the RS Pura sector here today.

SSP Jammu Joginder Singh said the operation followed a report by the 120 Battalion of the BSF regarding suspicious drone movement along the International Border in Bidhipur Jattan area.

He said the joint operation was launched during the intervening night of October 26 and 27 and the searching teams found two yellow-coloured packets in paddy fields close to the border. each packet contained five smaller packets, a total of 10 small packets, which were confirmed as a heroin-like substance suspected to have been dropped by a drone from across the border in Pakistan.

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