BSF seizes 13 kg heroin worth Rs 65 crore near Indo-Pak border

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Press Trust of India Jalandhar
Last Updated : Feb 18 2017 | 10:07 PM IST
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have seized 13 kg heroin, worth Rs 65 crore in the international black market, from Amritsar and Abohar sectors along the Indo-Pak border, officials said today.
Based upon specific information, a special joint search operation was carried out by BSF and a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team late last night at Kakad Border Out Post (BOP), a BSF official said.
During the operation, seven packets of the drug wrapped in yellow plastic insulation tape were seized, the official said.
Besides this, BSF jawans on duty at Gorkha Ghati 2 Border Out Post (BOP) got information regarding suspicious movements along the international border in Abohar sector.
They launched a search operation today and recovered six packets of Heroin, weighing 1 kg each.
The seized heroin is stated to be worth Rs 65 crore in the international black market, the official said.
More than 31 kg of the drug has been seized from the Indo-Pak border in Punjab since January, he added.

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First Published: Feb 18 2017 | 10:07 PM IST

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