Wednesday | Apr 16 2025 | 06:20:14 PM
New Delhi, April 11
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops placed an ambush during night hours targeting two suspected drug smugglers in a border village of Amritsar district.
The dedicated efforts of troops finally paid off in apprehension of the two Indian narco-smugglers along with drug money Rs. 1 lakh, two mobile phones and one motorcycle from their possession.
The apprehension took place near the village- Bhaini Rajputana of district Amritsar while both were trying to escape on motorcycle, officials said.
Both the apprehended smugglers are residents of Daoke of Amritsar. Detailed questioning is being carried out to find out their linkages.
In another case, BSF seized three packets of Heroin.
Followed by the detection of a drone intrusion on Amritsar border, the troops acted swiftly and launched an extensive search operation in the suspected area, based on information of its intelligence wing.
The troops first recovered one packet of suspected heroin, and subsequently two more packets in the vicinity of Village Hashimpura of district Amritsar. The gross weight of all 03 packets is 1.666 kilograms. The narcotics were found wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, with one illumination stick and steel ring attached to each packet.
