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Over 4 kg heroin, pistol recovered near Indo-Pak border

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
More than four kilogram of heroin was seized by the BSF and Punjab's Special Task Force (STF) from an area along the Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur sector, an official said.

The seizure was made after the BSF received an information from the Amritsar-based STF, a BSF official said.

During the search operation, a 9 mm pistol, three magazines, 56 rounds and eight packets of heroin, weighing 4.5 kg, were found buried in a field near the Lakha Singh Wala Tent border outpost, the official said.

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First Published: Aug 05 2017 | 8:28 PM IST

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