Police claimed to have arrested two persons, including awoman, and recovered arms and ammunition, besides huge quantity of drugs worthlakhs of rupees near the Line of Control (LoC) at Uri sector in north Kashmirdistrict of Baramulla.

A police official on Wednesday said that following specificinformation about smuggling of drugs, arms and ammunition in Kamalkote in Uri,security forces a particular area in village Dulanga on Tuesday.

He said police arrested two persons, including a woman,involved in the drug, arms and ammunition supply. “The team recovered brownsugar sealed in two packs from the duo,” he said.

He said during questioning, the woman confessed to haveconcealed some more drugs (Brown Sugar) in a cow shed near her residentialhouse. “Accordingly, four packets of Brown Sugar weighing 4 Kgs (approx) wererecovered during the search of the place,” he said.

He said during the search of their residence, an amount ofRs 3.28 lakh was also recovered. “It was also revealed that some morecontraband substance has been concealed in the nearby forest area,” he said,adding accordingly the search of the area was undertaken which led to therecovery and seizure of Brown Sugar weighing approximately 2 Kgs, arms and ammunition,which included live rounds and magazines.

 “Police hasregistered a case and initiated investigation to nab other people involved inthe crime,” he added.