JAMMU: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted a major cross-border heroin trafficking cartel in Jammu, seizing 5.2 kg of heroin, and arresting the suspected mastermind and two of his accomplices.“On a tip-off on Aug 22, a vehicle was intercepted in Jammu‘s Panjtirthi and two of its occupants, both residents of Kashmir’s Baramulla district, were arrested for possessing the contraband,” an NCB spokesperson said Wednesday.“Preliminary investigation led NCB to another resident of Baramulla, the suspected mastermind. He was traced and arrested in Leh on Aug 24. The seized drug, suspected to have been smuggled from Pakistan, entered India through the Uri border sector,” the NCB official said.

“The probe will identify cross-border suppliers, financial links, transporters, local associates, and the intended distribution network,” the spokesperson added.The operation follows two other heroin seizures on Aug 12 and on Aug 13.NCB has urged citizens to actively support the fight against drug trafficking and contribute towards the objective of a ‘Nasha Mukt’ Bharat.