BSF, Punjab Police nab 3 smugglers with arms, heroin

Smugglers are residents of Kotla village and Chak Dogar in Amritsar district

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, Updated At : 07:27 AM May 08, 2025 IST

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In a joint operation based on concrete information by the BSF intelligence wing on Tuesday, BSF troops and Punjab Police laid an ambush in a suspected area of Awanbasu village in Amritsar and apprehended three smugglers with a pistol, a magazine, four live rounds, Rs 2,000 as drug money, four smart phones, a motorcycle, a tractor and 25 grams of heroin from their possession.

The apprehended smugglers are residents of Kotla village and Chak Dogar in Amritsar district. Further questioning is being carried out by the police to find out their illicit linkages.

The apprehension of narco-smugglers with the recovery of arms, ammunition and narcotics shows the competence of BSF troops and Punjab Police.

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