BSF jawans show the seized heroin in Kakkar village on Sunday. Tribune photo
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, August 19
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, in a joint operation with Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials, confiscated 2 kg of heroin stuffed in a plastic pipe in an agricultural field across the barbed fence on Sunday.
In a press statement released here, NCB Superintendent Sachin Gulariya said the search was conducted near the Kakkar border outpost under the supervision of RC Sharma, Commandant, 17 Battalion, Ramtirath, following a tip-off. After spotting the pipe, the sleuths cut it open to seize heroin.
A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at the NCB office. He said further investigation was on to ascertain the identity of the people involved in the illegal trade.
Most Read In 24 Hours
Don't Miss
View All
Top News
Salman Khan house firing case: Accused attempts suicide in lock-up, dies at hospital in Mumbai
Deceased was accused of supplying weapons to shooters who op...
