J&K Police arrested two individuals, Ashok Kumar and Sanjay Kumar, and seized 6 kg of heroin worth Rs 30 crore, smuggled from Pakistan, in the Rajouri district. The arrests followed disclosures made by prime suspect Jaswinder Kumar, already involved in another narcotic case. Further investigation is ongoing to identify additional members of the smuggling network.
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