1 kg 'heroin' seized in Ferozepur in Punjab

The BSF today seized a packet of a substance suspected to be heroin from a field near the International Border under the Barreke Border Outpost area in Ferozepur sector.

The recovery was made on the basis of specific information, a BSF official said.

"Based on specific information regarding concealment of narcotics in fields ahead of the fence near the International Border a special search operation was carried out," he said.

During the search of the area the BSF found a packet, weighing around 1 kg, of the contraband suspected to be heroin, official said.