Pak drone crosses India border, drops IED, gun-laden packet in Samba, J&K

A packet that a Pakistani drone had dropped in Samba near the international boundary was found by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Two IEDs, a detonator, two pistols, and 5 lakh rupees in cash were included in the package along with additional weapons and ammunition. Later, a bomb disposal team would defuse the IEDs.

Notably, in the early hours of Thursday, J&K police discovered a parcel in a field near Jammu's Samba after receiving trustworthy information. Security forces, including the bomb squad team of the J&K police, hurried to the scene as soon as they learned about the suspicious item. Officials said that the suspicious item was sealed when it was found.

J&K | Police team from Vijaypur Police Station recovered one suspicious sealed packet today in the field near Chhani Manhasan in Samba, following reliable inputs. The spot is undisturbed and intact: Additional SP Surinder Chaudhary pic.twitter.com/g4QXztgpws

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One steel Improvised Explosive Device (IED), two pistols, four magazines, many batteries, and a watch were all found inside the package by the J&K police. They also found cash in the parcel delivered to Samba, amounting to almost Rs 5 lakh.