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Terrorists focus on Punjab borders for infiltration

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August 04, 2024

PAKISTAN-based terrorists appear to have been shifting their tactics and routes to infiltrate in India, as the government data reveal that the number of cases of drug trafficking has increased in Jammu & Kashmir and they are now using Punjab borders for arms and infiltration.

- MUKESH RANJAN

As per the data prepared by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the J&K Police registered more than 2,400 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in 2023, which were to nearly 1,660 in 2022, officials said.

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