Jammu, 12 March (H.S.): Over 1.5 kg of heroin worth more than Rs 8 crore “dropped” by a Pakistani drone was recovered near the International Border here, officials said on Thursday.

The recovery was made from Bahadurpura village in the Bishnah area late Wednesday night, when a local noticed it in a field, they said.

Preliminary investigations suggested that the bag was dropped from across the border via a Pakistani drone, officials said.

Police have registered a case, and further investigation is underway,

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar