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BSF seizes 7 kg heroin worth Rs 35 crore near Indo-Pak border

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Press Trust of India Amritsar
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have seized seven kg heroin, worth Rs 35 crore in the international black market, from near Kakar Border Out Post 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 the border out post, a BSF official said.

During the operation, seven packets of the drug wrapped in yellow plastic insulation tape were seized, the official said.

The heroin is stated to be worth Rs 35 crore in the international black market, the official said.
 

No arrest has been made with regard to the seizure, the official said.

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First Published: Feb 18 2017 | 2:48 PM IST

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