Heroin worth Rs 110 crore seized

Tarn Taran police on Sunday seized 22 kg heroin worth about Rs 110 crore in international market and arrested two persons.

Tarn Taran police on Sunday seized 22 kg heroin worth about Rs 110 crore in international market and arrested two persons.

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Acting on a tip off, police chased three persons riding on a motorcycle and nabbed two of them near international Indo-Pak border at Khemkaran sector in Tarn Taran district, SSP Tarn Taran Preetpal Singh Virk said.

While two were nabbed one managed to flee, the SSP said.

Besides seizure of 22 kg heroin, a Chinese made automatic 30 bore loaded pistol was also recovered from them, the SSP added.