Kupwara Police Seizes Huge Cache Ams Ammo, 1 Arrested

Kupwara Jan 1 (KNS): Kupwara Police on Sunday said that it has seized a huge cache of arms, ammunition and narcotics while one accused was also arrested In the district.


The police said that in a major success on anti-militant activities, Kupwara Police has arrested a person from Karnah area of the district and recovered huge quantity of arms, ammunition and Narcotics. "Based on a specific information received by District Police Kupwara, that a huge consignment of arms, ammunition and narcotics has been smuggled in by two persons in Chatkadi area of Police Station Karnah, a joint search operation was carried by police team led by SHO Karnah along with a team of Army 6 JAK RIF", it said.

It said that during the search operation one Umar Aziz son of Aziz-u- Rehman Kumar a resident Chatkadi was apprehended. On his sustained questioning, Umar confessed about the receiving of a consignment of arms, ammunition and narcotis by him and his other associate. 

"On Umar’s disclosure, a detailed search was carried out and a huge consignment of narcotics and arms and ammunition was recovered from Garangnard Chatkadi," the police said, adding that the recovery, the statement reads includes five (05) Pistols, 10 Pistol Magazines, 77 Pistol rounds, one pistol cleaning rod, one Pistol User Manual guide, four (04) Hand Grenades and 10 packets of Heroin like narcotics substance weighing 9.450 Kgs.

It said that an FIR under number 01/2023 u/s 7/25 IA Act, 5 Explosive Substances Act 8/21-29 NDPS Act 13,18, 20, 23  & 38 UA(P)Act stands registered and investigation taken up.

As per inputs, the police said that the consignment was meant for the TRF offshoot of proscribed militant organisation Lashkar e Toiba (LeT).(KNS)

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