"The BSF conducted a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau in Shahpur in Amritsar sector after they witnessed a movement of the smugglers this morning," BSF IG Mukul Goyal said.
The smugglers started firing when they were stopped by the Indian soldiers. In retaliatory firing, two smugglers were killed, he said.
Four kg heroin worth Rs 20 crore in the international market along with arms and ammunition was seized by the BSF along the India-Pakistan border here.
The search operation is underway, he said.
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