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