2 kg heroin, pistol, damaged drone recovered from border villages

Smuggling of drugs and weapons from across the international border using drones continues in this border district. The Border Security Force (BSF) have seized 2 kg of heroin, a drone in damaged condition and a pistol from two different places in the district. A motorcycle was also impounded by the BSF on Friday.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abhimanyu Rana said here today that the BSF recovered 1.499 kg of heroin, a pistol and motorcycle near the Baba Peer border outpost (BOP) at Kalsian village on Friday night. Seventy-four packing material, hanging from a mango tree, was also recovered from the spot, he said.

In another incident, the Khalra police headed by Sub-Inspector Amritpal Singh conducted a joint search operation of the police and BSF at Dall village. A packet of heroin weighing 558 grams, including 52 gram weight of the packing material, was recovered from a spot at the village.

Two cases have been registered by the Khalra police under provisions of the NDPS Act, Aircraft Act and Arms Act in this connection.