Heroin worth Rs 25 crore seized from Indo-Pak border

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Press Trust of India Jalandhar
Last Updated : Oct 01 2014 | 11:40 PM IST
Heroin worth Rs 25 crore in the international market was today seized from the Indo-Pak border at Ferozpur sector by the Border Security Force here.
Two smugglers were trying to illegally cross the international border after which the BSF patrolling party opened fire, Ashok Kumar, Inspector of Border Security Force, Punjab Frontier, today said.
As a result, the Pakistani smugglers returned to their territory. However, the smugglers left the consignment of heroin they were carrying, which was recovered by the BSF, he said.
"A patrolling party of the BSF recovered 5 packets of heroin, valued at Rs 25 crore in the international market, a mobile phone and 3 sim cards," Kumar said.
Till now, over 270 kg of heroin has been seized this year from the border here, he added.
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First Published: Oct 01 2014 | 11:40 PM IST

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