7.7 kg narcotic recovered in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, May 14

Sleuths of the 29th Battalion of the BSF and Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police today recovered 7.70-kg heroin worth Rs39 crore during a joint search operation carried out near border outpost DT Mall along the Indo-Pakistan border here.

BSF officials said following inputs, a joint search operation was carried out during which the recovery was made.

Earlier, on March 31, 4.2-kg heroin worth Rs22 crore was recovered by CIA, Moga, and the BSF. On the same day, the BSF had seized three packets of heroin in the Abohar sector and another 1.48-kg heroin from Behram Shersingh Wala village in Guruharsahai. — OC