Arms consignment dropped by drone seized near IB in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba

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Security unit   astatine  the tract  wherever  2  pistols, 3  magazines, a manus  grenade and unrecorded  rounds were recovered during a associated  hunt  cognition  adjacent   the International Border, successful  Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, precocious   connected  January 9, 2026.

Security unit astatine the tract wherever 2 pistols, 3 magazines, a manus grenade and unrecorded rounds were recovered during a associated hunt cognition adjacent the International Border, successful Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, precocious connected January 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

An arms consignment, seemingly dropped by a drone from Pakistan, was recovered from a guardant country adjacent the International Border successful the Samba territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said connected Saturday (January 10, 2026).

The betterment of the consignment, including 2 pistols, 3 magazines, 16 rounds and a grenade, was made amid heightened information to thwart immoderate effort by terrorists to disrupt the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, the officials said.

They said a associated squad of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K Police launched a hunt cognition successful the Paloora colony of Ghagwal precocious Friday (January 9, 2026) nighttime pursuing accusation astir suspected question of a drone from crossed the border.

The hunt parties recovered a packet, wrapped successful yellowish tape, from the banks of a watercourse and opened it with the assistance of a weaponry disposal squad, starring to the betterment of the weapons, the officials said, adding the cognition was inactive continuing erstwhile the reports were received.

Published - January 10, 2026 11:56 americium IST

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