Chandigarh, Feb 5 (PTI) More than two kg heroin was recovered by troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) from a field near village Ghurmi in Punjab's Fazilka district, an official of the force said on Sunday.

BSF personnel noticed some suspicious item lying in the field at around 8 pm on Saturday.

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During the search, they found three packets of narcotics (2.256 kg heroin) wrapped in a white polythene, said the official.

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