The accused was arrested on Saturday from Anantnag district
Palanpur: A notorious criminal wanted for smuggling of narcotics was arrested from Jammu & Kashmir by the Banaskantha special operations group (SOG). The accused Arif Ahmed Abdul Lone was arrested on Saturday from Anantnag district of J&K. According to case details, during a joint operation by the state anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and Banaskantha police’s special operations group (SOG), two persons from Mumbai was arrested with 16.75kg of charas worth over Rs 1 crore from near Khimana check-post on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border in October 2020. The contraband was seized from a car with Maharashtra registration number. The driver of the car identified as Rahim Azim (31) and another person travelling with him, Samir Sahil, both residents of Mahim in Mumbai, were arrested. During investigation under the guidance of border range, IG JR Mothaliya and Banaskantha SP Tarun Duggal name of Lone cropped up. He had supplied the charas