SFs recover huge quantity of arms, ammunition, narcotics in Kupwara; 1 held

STATE TIMES NEWS

Srinagar: A man was arrested and a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and narcotics were recovered from his possession in Kupwara district, police said on Sunday.
They said the weapons and the contraband substance were meant for a terrorist 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 apprehended, he said.
On his sustained questioning, he confessed that, he along with his associate, received a consignment 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 major success on anti-terror activities.
The official said the recoveries include five pistols, 10 pistol magazines, 77 pistol rounds, a pistol cleaning rod, a pistol user manual guide, four hand grenades and 10 packets of heroin-like substance weighing 9.450 kg.
A case 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 (LeT), the official said.