Two smugglers nabbed with 1 kg heroin in Amritsar
The Border Security Force and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Amritsar, had put up a checkpoint near Chota Fatehwal village
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The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Amritsar, nabbed two smugglers and recovered 1.1 kg of narcotics from their possession.
The BSF Intelligence Wing developed and shared information regarding a possible smuggling attempt involving few suspects on the Amritsar border.
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During night hours, at 10:10 pm on Tuesday, the joint team established a checkpoint near Chota Fatehwal village in Amritsar district.
As a result of the operation, two Indian smugglers were apprehended and two packets of suspected heroin (gross weight: 1.1 kg) and a motorcycle were seized from their possession.
Both apprehended individuals are residents of Sarang Dev village, said the Ajnala police.
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They are currently in the custody of ANTF, Amritsar, for further investigation.
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