Heroin worth £11.5 mn recovered

Amritsar: Punjab is neck deep in problems related to drug smuggling and abuse. Most recently a joint team of Border Security Force and Customs officials recovered 23 kg heroin worth £11.5 million in the international market at Tehkala border outpost in Amritsar Sector. BSF Deputy Inspector General of Punjab Frontier RS Kataria said the team, during a special operation, observed some people throwing packets from the other side of the border. He also reported that the smugglers attacked the jawans and fled away when challenged by the force. After the firing ended, the jawans searched the place and seized 23 packets of heroin, each containing 1 kg drug. Also recovered was a Pakistani SIM card.