Tribune News Service
Tarn Taran, September 10
BSF personnel today confiscated six packets of heroin, weighing 6 kg, worth Rs 30 crore in the international market.
The contraband was smuggled into the Indian territory by Pakistan-based anti-national forces using drones near the Havelian border outpost falling in the Tarn Taran area and in the jurisdiction of the Amritsar sector of the BSF.
A spokesperson for the BSF said the troops heard buzzing sound of a flying unmanned aerial vehicle around 11.15 pm last night. Later, a sound of dropping of some bag was heard, prompting the jawans to fire 14 shots in the direction.
However, the drone apparently returned to the Pakistan side after dropping the consignment. Sources said soon afterwards, teams of the BSF and district police from Sarai Amanat Khan and Chabal areas reached the spot and launched a search operation, leading to the recovery of six packets of heroin.
The case has been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the nodal agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The BSF authorities said anti-national forces in Pakistan, including smugglers and banned terrorist outfits, were using all means to sneak in contraband, and arms and ammunition. In the combined seizures with other agencies, the BSF has so far confiscated 324 kg heroin this year.
Worth Rs 30 cr in international market
The consignment costs Rs30 crore in the international market. A spokesperson for the BSF said the troops heard buzzing sound of a flying unmanned aerial vehicle around 11.15 pm on Thursday night. Later, a sound of dropping of some bag was heard, prompting the jawans to fire 14 shots in the direction.
BSF targets drone, seizes 6 kg heroin along border
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