5 kg heroin worth Rs 25 cr recovered

Ferozepur, March 26

A huge quantity of heroin was seized for the third consecutive day today in this sector. In the latest seizure that took place today along the Zero Line, BSF sleuths of the 29 Battalion seized 5 kg heroin worth Rs 25 crore in the international market. In addition, the BSF also seized an imported pistol along with the consignment.

In a similar seizure, the BSF had recovered 8,980 kg heroin along with arms and ammunition yesterday. Earlier on Tuesday during a joint operation conducted by the CIA, Moga, along with the BSF, 4.2 kg heroin was recovered from near border outpost Bareke. The consignment was stored in four plastic bottles. The same day, the BSF had seized three packets of heroin in the Abohar sector besides another 1.48 kg heroin from Behram Shersingh Wala village in Guruharsahai. — OC