2kg heroin seized across barbed fence in Ajnala

Four pouches of heroin weighing 500gm each were found in the packet, an official said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday claimed to have recovered 2 kg heroin from a field across the barbed fence at the India-Pakistan border in Ajnala sub-division of Amritsar district.

An official said the contraband was seized by the troops of the BSF’s 88-battalion at Dhariwal village after some farmers working in their fields noticed something suspicious.

As per information, the farmers found a packet after they noticed flattened paddy crop at a point. They then informed the BSF personnel.

Four pouches of heroin weighing 500gm each were found in the packet, he added.