Six kilogram of heroin, worth Rs 30 crore in international market and was being smuggled into India from Paksitan, was seized today by the Border Security Force (BSF) near a Border-out-Post at the international border here, a senior official said.
Confirming the seizure of narcotics, BSF DIG RPS Jaswal said six kilogram drugs, along with one Pakistani mobile with Pakistani sim, was seized at Border out Post (BOP) Chhanmula.
Giving detail of the incident, Jaswal said the troops were on high alert as intelligence inputs were received regarding threat of smuggling from the area of Chhanmula Sector.
"BSF troops on Indo-Pak border have recovered six kilogram of contraband heroin and one mobile phone with a Pakistani sim near Border Security fence," he said.
Jaswal further said in today's seizure the smugglers had put the drugs in small cloth bag with a string to throw the consignment to as far a distance as possible to avoid detection by BSF personnel.
Recently, Inspector General BSF Punjab Frontier Anil Paliwal had issued guidelines to strengthen vigil in border area to effectively check the menace of narcotics smuggling and activities of anti national elements on Punjab border with Pakistan, as it is vulnerable for smuggling especially in the view of wheat crops and adverse weather conditions giving cover to such elements.
