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BSF seizes 27kg heroin dropped by Pakistani drone in Punjab's Fazilka

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Fazilka, December 3

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The BSF recovered around 27kg heroin and some ammunition in the area of Sowarwali Border Outpost in Fazilka sector on Saturday.

The heroin was dropped by a Pakistani drone.

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Official sources said BSF jawans heard buzzing sound of a Pakistani drone at midnight; they opened fire but it managed to return to Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the troops observed the movement of three to four suspected people and challenged them but they fled.

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After the search, the troops found 10 packets of heroin, weighing around 27kg, a Pakistani-made pistol, two magazines and 50 rounds of a .9mm pistol near the border.

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