9-kg heroin seized on Indo-Pak border; 2 held

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, June 9

The district police on Tuesday seized 9.120 kg of heroin was hidden under the earth from beyond the zero line near BSF Kulwant Post and arrested two smugglers.

Addressing mediapersons here, SSP Dhruv Dahiya said on a tip-off, police teams led by DSP (Investigation) Kamaljit Singh and Inspector Prabhjit Singh, SHO of the local city police station, searched the suspected area. The consignment was packed in six plastic bottles.

A case under 21,29,61,85 NDPS act has been registered by the Patti sadar police.

The contraband was valued at Rs 45.60 crore in the international market. The SSP said Jagjit Singh Jagga and Gursahib Singh Bhakki, both residents of Dall village under the Khalra police station, had been arrested as both had brought the consignment from Pakistani smugglers.

The SSP said the district police had recovered about 52.199 kg of heroin this year so far. Of the total quantity, 37.058 kg was recovered during the lockdown period.