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3kg heroin seized along Pak border in Gurdaspur
Officials said the contraband was smuggled from Pakistan and was concealed in a battery of a tractor across the barbed-wire fence
AMRITSAR
The special task force (STF) of Punjab Police recovered 3kg of heroin near the India-Pakistan border falling under the Kalanaur sub-division of Gurdaspur.
Officials said the contraband was smuggled from Pakistan and was concealed in a battery of a tractor across the barbed-wire fence. The seizure was made after disclosure of an accused, who was arrested under the charges of NDPS Act a few days ago, they said.
“The arrested man told us that three packets of heroin, which is suspected to have smuggled from Pakistan a few days ago, have been concealed between the barbed-wire fence and the zero line at an abandoned area,” said deputy superintendent of police (DSP-STF), Amritsar, Vawinder Mahajan.
An STF team was sent to the border to coordinate with the Border Security Force (BSF) and launch a search operation. “During the search, three packets of heroin weighing 3kg and 130gms were recovered from the tractor battery,” said an official.
