Drugs, arms and ammunition are being transported to Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab in a new challenge to security agencies and police forces. Sources told News18 that intelligence agencies had last month raised an alert on the route being taken, also suspecting that parts of such consignments entering the borders through drones are also being taken to Kashmir via Punjab.

Punjab Police had last month arrested a teacher from J&K’s Poonch allegedly with 5kg drugs. In another incident registered last month, the J&K Police had intercepted a drug consignment which had entered the Union Territory from Punjab and a woman was arrested in connection with the seizure.

The Jammu Police had also arrested a couple with 7 kg drugs allegedly brought from Punjab. Sources said the couple had allegedly received the consignment from a local drug peddler who used to operate in Punjab as well as in J&K.