One held with heroin worth over Rs 2 cr from LoC in Poonch

Army has apprehended a drug peddler and recovered two kg of heroin, valued at approximately above Rs 2 crore in international market, from his possession along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.

Mohammad Kasim (23), was nabbed with two packets of contraband each weighing 1 kg from the Bhimber Gali sector area late last night, a defence spokesman said today.

Under the garb of a cattle grazer, Kasim had gone to the LoC and received the heroin from a Pakistani Occupied Kashmir (PoK) national, the spokesman said.

An FIR has been lodged with the Poonch police, he said adding search operation is on in the area.