Jammu: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized five kilograms of high-grade heroin smuggled from across the border in Poonch, officials said.
The seizure was made during a meticulously planned anti-drug operation in village Kosalyain, a forward village in Haveli tehsil, close to the LoC, they said.
The heroin, which had been smuggled from across the border, was meant to be transported further into the hinterland through an organised cross-border narcotics network.
The estimated international market value of the recovered heroin is over Rs 25 crore, making it one of the largest drug recoveries in the border district in recent years, officials said.
One suspected smuggler was arrested in connection with the recovery, officials said, adding that investigations are underway to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, the cross-border handlers involved, and the local network that was to facilitate its transportation and distribution.
Further arrests and recoveries are likely as the probe progresses, they said.
