BSF seizes 12 kg narcotic substance in Punjab

Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday seized 12 kg of a narcotic substance, suspected to be heroin, in the Amritsar Sector along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab.The contraband was concealed in an approximately 13-foot-long PVC pipe in the area falling under the jurisdiction of BSF's 88th Battalion.The BSF said it was the handiwork of anti-national elements.
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