BSF finds suspected heroin in Tarn Taran

BSF finds suspected heroin in Tarn Taran/ANI

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BSF finds suspected heroin in Tarn Taran

BSF finds suspected heroin in Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered two packets of suspected heroin from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district on Saturday.”On May 11, BSF and Punjab Police recovered 1 packet of suspected heroin of gross weight 2.175 Kg from village Sankatara and one packet of suspected heroin of gross weight 569 grams from village TJ Singh,” the BSF Punjab Frontier PRO stated.

The narcotics were wrapped with yellow coloured adhesive tape and a metal ring and the illuminating sticks were attached to the packets, it added. Earlier, the troops of the Border Security Force recovered a packet of suspected heroin from Punjab’s Fazilka district on the intervening night of Thursday.

The BSF troops tracked down the movement of a drone near Raitewali Bhaini village in Fazilka district during a search operation based on intelligence.

A packet of suspected heroin weighing approximately 550 grams was recovered by the troops during the search operation, the officials said.”In the intervening night of May 8-9, 2024, based on a specific input, a special ambush was planned by BSF on the outskirt of Village Raitewali Bhaini in Fazilka District.

During the operation, vigilant BSF troops intercepted the movement of a drone on the border. As per the laid down drill, BSF troops tracked down the movement of the drone,” they said.The officials further said that the packet was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape with one steel ring and 02 illumination strips attached to it. (ANI)

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