BSF on Wednesday seized heroin and arms and ammunition alongside the Indo-Pak border in Punjab
Amritsar:
The BSF on Wednesday seized heroin and arms and ammunition alongside the Indo-Pak border in Punjab, allegedly being pushed in by the Pakistani-based smugglers, officers stated.
An official assertion issued in Amritsar stated the BSF troops noticed suspicious motion forward of the border fence within the Ferozepur Sector early within the morning.
A search was launched within the suspected space throughout which six packets of heroin weighing almost 6.3 kilograms and tied in yellow wrapping, one pistol, one journal and 50 rounds had been recovered, it stated.
12/01/2022#Ferozpur#Amritsar@BSF_Punjab
In persevering with battle towards wpn & medication BSF Tps foiled 03 makes an attempt to smuggle contraband gadgets & seized appx 7.4 Kgs of suspected Heroin,02 Pistol & 55 rounds in Ferozepur &Amritsar Sector #BSFAgainstDrugs#BSFAgainstWeaponspic.twitter.com/jSD0owlklh
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) January 12, 2022
In one other incident in the identical sector, one packet of heroin weighing over 1 kilogram was seized throughout a search operation, the assertion stated.
Within the third incident, one pistol, one journal and 5 rounds had been recovered within the Amritsar Sector alongside the border, it stated.