<p>The Army on Saturday (October 2) foiled a narcotics smuggling bid and recovered drugs worth Rs 25 crore near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.</p>.<p>A police spokesperson said on October 2 that alert army troops deployed along the LoC in Uri sector observed some suspicious movement.</p>.<p>“Upon search of the area, two bags were recovered. The bags contained a large amount of contraband-like material. The scrutiny of the two bags revealed approx 25-30 kilograms of drug-like substance in packages with Pakistani markings. The exact nature of the heroine-like substance is being ascertained through concerned authorities,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/insight/the-long-shadow-of-narco-terrorism-1036706.html" target="_blank">The long shadow of narco-terrorism</a></strong></p>.<p>The value of the suspected contraband is around Rs 20-25 crore in the black market, he said. The legal proceedings have been initiated after the suspected recovered contraband was handed over to concerned police.</p>.<p>The police said the huge drug haul along the LoC showcases the nefarious designs of Pakistan-based narco-terror nexus and its inimical intent to abet terrorism and finance terror in India.</p>.<p>“This drug bust is a huge setback to the Pakistan narco-terror nexus. This drug haul in the Uri sector comes just days after one Pakistani origin terrorist was neutralised and another namely Ali Babar, R/o Okara, Pakistan captured alive in this sector in an extended search operation culminating on September 28, 2021,” police added.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>The Army on Saturday (October 2) foiled a narcotics smuggling bid and recovered drugs worth Rs 25 crore near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.</p>.<p>A police spokesperson said on October 2 that alert army troops deployed along the LoC in Uri sector observed some suspicious movement.</p>.<p>“Upon search of the area, two bags were recovered. The bags contained a large amount of contraband-like material. The scrutiny of the two bags revealed approx 25-30 kilograms of drug-like substance in packages with Pakistani markings. The exact nature of the heroine-like substance is being ascertained through concerned authorities,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/insight/the-long-shadow-of-narco-terrorism-1036706.html" target="_blank">The long shadow of narco-terrorism</a></strong></p>.<p>The value of the suspected contraband is around Rs 20-25 crore in the black market, he said. The legal proceedings have been initiated after the suspected recovered contraband was handed over to concerned police.</p>.<p>The police said the huge drug haul along the LoC showcases the nefarious designs of Pakistan-based narco-terror nexus and its inimical intent to abet terrorism and finance terror in India.</p>.<p>“This drug bust is a huge setback to the Pakistan narco-terror nexus. This drug haul in the Uri sector comes just days after one Pakistani origin terrorist was neutralised and another namely Ali Babar, R/o Okara, Pakistan captured alive in this sector in an extended search operation culminating on September 28, 2021,” police added.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>