BSF seizes over two kg heroin in Punjab

Chandigarh April 26 (IANS) BSF troopers on Wednesday seized over two kg of heroin valued at more than Rs 10 crore in the international market along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab a BSF official said.

Two kg of the contraband was found concealed in a two-litre bottle of a soft drink near the Border Out Post Daoke in Amritsar sector. The bottle was hidden in a piece of pipe used for irrigation.

Nearly 175 gm heroin was seized near Border Out Post Khemkaran Kasur Barrier in Ferozepur sector after troopers came across a polythene bag lying in agricultural fields.

On checking the bag a pair of sandals was found wherein the contraband was concealed the official said.

The BSF has seized nearly 68 kg heroin in Punjab along the India-Pakistan border this year.Punjab shares a 553-km long barbed wire fenced border with Pakistan.

--IANS
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