BSF DIG and senior spokesperson R S Katiyar said in a statement that a special joint search operation of the BSF, the Ludhiana STF and the Ferozepur counter intelligence was launched in the D T Mal Border Outpost area.
During the operation, six packets of heroin, each weighing 1 kg, were found, the officer said, adding the seized heroin is worth about Rs 30 crore in international market.
Including this seizure, a total of 109 kg of heroin has been recovered in 2017 in Punjab along the international border, the official said.
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