Srinagar: Government forces Tuesday recovered a consignment of heroin-like substance from the Dhargaloon area of Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, reports quoting officials said.

A Police official said that a joint patrolling party conducted a search operation in Dhargloon and during searches, four kilograms of heroin-like substance was recovered.

He said a case vide FIR No 89/20 under sections 8/21/22 NDPS Act was lodged at police station Gursai.

The official said an investigation is underway.

He said the area where the consignment was recovered is located near the Line of Control (LoC) and evidence suggests its trans-border smuggling links.