DT
PT
Subscribe To Print Edition About The Tribune Code Of Ethics Download App Advertise with us Classifieds
search-icon-img
search-icon-img
Advertisement

1.8 kg heroin recovered in border village

The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police recovered heroin from a village in the border belt of Tarn Taran district today. Based on specific information of the intelligence wing, the BSF and the police came to know about...
  • fb
  • twitter
  • whatsapp
  • whatsapp
featured-img featured-img
Officials of the Punjab Police and the BSF with heroin recovered in Tarn Taran district on Wednesday.
Advertisement

The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police recovered heroin from a village in the border belt of Tarn Taran district today.

Based on specific information of the intelligence wing, the BSF and the police came to know about the presence of suspected drug smugglers in the border area of Tarn Taran district. A joint search operation was launched by the BSF in collaboration with the Punjab Police.

During search, around 4.28 pm, the BSF and the police team recovered three packets of suspected heroin (Gross weight 1.823 kg) from a paddy field adjacent to Wan village in Tarn Taran district.

Advertisement

However, the suspects who had come to retrieve the contraband from the field managed to escape before arrival of the team.

The heroin packets were wrapped in a yellow adhesive tape and an improvised copper wire loop was also attached to the consignment, confirming that the drug was dropped by a drone which came from across the border.

Advertisement

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
tlbr_img1 Home tlbr_img2 Opinion tlbr_img3 Classifieds tlbr_img4 Videos tlbr_img5 E-Paper