Face2News/Jalandhar/Amritsar
During morning hours on Wednesday, BSF intelligence set up received information about the presence of a packet of suspected heroin in border area of district Tarn Taran.
Acting promptly on the information, BSF troops rushed to the suspected area and carried out an extensive search operation, which led to the recovery of 01 packet of suspected heroin (Gross weight- 545 Grams) at about 09:00 am.
The narcotics were wrapped with yellow adhesive tape with additional layer of red colour tape. One illuminating strip was found attached to the packet. This recovery took place in a dry drain adjacent to Naushera Dhalla village in Tarn Taran district.
A reliable input and swift response of BSF troops once again succeeded in foiling a smuggling attempt of narcotics from across the border, added spokesman of Punjab Frontier BSF HQ at Jalandhar.