Security Forces Recover Arms, Ammunition and Narcotics Recovered In Kupwara Forests

Srinagar : Security forces on Wednesday recovered arms, ammunition as well narcotics from the forests of Kupwara district.

An official told that in a joint operation by police and Army, they recovered a cache of arms, ammunition, explosives, and narcotics from the Allachizab Forest (Awoora Bowl).

They said the it items recovered include one 9 mmChinese Pistol, two 9 mm Pistol Magazines, five 9 mm Pistol Ammunition, three AK-47 Magazines, 260 AK-47 Ammunition, four UBGL Grenades, one IED / Mine, five meters Mine Wire, three Hand Grenades (Pakistani make), one PITO Bag and one Handbag with Pakistani address written in Urdu, two Detonators, 30 Mine Fuses with Wire, one Electric Machine (unknown device) and two Battery Connectors, 16 Brown Sugar sachets.

Security forces believe the recovery is part of ongoing counter-infiltration efforts to curb militant activity and narco-terrorism in the region, they said.(GNS)