India News | BSF, Punjab Police Recovers Narcotics in Punjab's Gurdaspur
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a joint operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police recovered a contraband item suspected to be heroin from a field in the Gurdaspur district on Wednesday.
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], December 6 (ANI): In a joint operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police recovered a contraband item suspected to be heroin from a field in the Gurdaspur district on Wednesday.
The authorities said that the search was carried out on the outskirts of Dugri village in the district after receiving a tip-off regarding the presence of a consignment of contraband items.
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During the search, at about 3:30 pm, troops recovered one packet of contraband suspected to be heroin (gross weight: approximately 555 grammes) wrapped with yellow adhesive tape from a sugarcane field in the village.
The BSF said that yet another nefarious smuggling attempt was foiled by the joint efforts of it and the Punjab Police. (ANI)
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