The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said it recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the International Border in Akhnoor sector of Jammu.
The alert BSF troops recovered one AK 47 rifle along with 20 rounds of ammunition, two rifle magazines:, two pistol- 02 (Made in Italy), 40 rounds pistol and magazines, the BSF said in a statement.
The seizures were made early on Thursday after the paramilitary launched a special search operation in Jammu ahead of a fence in area of responsibility (AOR) of sub sector Pargwal in Akhnoor sector of International Border, it said.
“There were intelligence inputs about Pak-based anti-national elements’ attempts to smuggle weapons into Indian territory. Accordingly, BSF troops were kept on high alert and the area between fencing and IB was regularly patrolled. Today, in the morning during our zero line checking, the BSF party recovered a bag near IB containing arms/ammunition which was to be smuggled into the Indian side and thus averted a major tragedy,” the BSF said in its statement.
The seizure of huge arms/ ammunition on the International Border and once again exposed the evil designs of Pak-based anti-national elements and made a big dent on their nefarious activities, officials said, adding the alert troops made the significant seizure.