BSF seize 1.5 kg Heroin worth Rs 8 Crore in Ferozepur, Two arrested

BSF seize 1.5 kg Heroin worth Rs 8 Crore in Ferozepur, Two arrested

Border Security Force (BSF) jawans on Monday seized two packets of heroin with an estimated market value of Rs 8 Crore from the India-Pakistan border in the Ferozepur sector.

BSF seize 1.5 kg Heroin worth Rs 8 Crore in Ferozepur, Two arrested

The BSF officials arrested two suspected drug peddlers Gursewak Singh and Bagicha Singh and recovered 1.50 kg of heroin from them.

BSF seize 1.5 kg Heroin worth Rs 8 Crore in Ferozepur, Two arrested

Based on a tip-off, a special search operation was launched by the BSF jawans after some suspicious movements were seen near the border security fence on Monday.

BSF seize 1.5 kg Heroin worth Rs 8 Crore in Ferozepur, Two arrested

Each packet weighs 1 kg and the total worth of the packets is estimated to be Rs 8 crore in the international market, official said

BSF seize 1.5 kg Heroin worth Rs 8 Crore in Ferozepur, Two arrested

Last year, the Border Security Force has seized nearly 230 kg of heroin along the Indo-Pakistan border. Due to which, the BSF has been directed to maintain extra vigil on the border to thwart the attempts of smugglers