BSF jawan arrested by Punjab police in drug smuggling case
Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the personnel
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New Delhi, July 12
A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan posted along the International Border in Jammu has been arrested by the Punjab police in a drug smuggling case, officials said on Sunday.
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Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the personnel, a resident of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.
The jawan, whose name was not immediately available, was posted with a BSF unit deployed in the Samba sector of Jammu.
A pistol, 80 bullets of 9mm calibre gun, 2 rounds of 12 bore rifle, 2 magazines and 3 mobile phones have been recovered from the jawan, they said.
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The BSF guards the over 3,300 kms long border with Pakistan running across the states of Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.—PTI
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