1.3 Kg heroin recovered by BSF in Ferozepur sector

Ferozepur, January 13, 2022: The sleuths belonging to 136 Battalion of BSF recovered 1.3 Kg heroin near BOP Jagdish in this sector. As per information, the BSF troops on duty observed some suspicious movement ahead of border fencing. Later during the search operation, two packets of heroin tied in yellow wrapping was recovered.
Yesterday, BSF troops belonging to 116 Battalion had recovered six packets of Heroin weighing 6.360 Kg worth Rs. 31.5 crores along with one pistol, one magazine and 50 live round near BOP New Mohammadi Wala. In another seizure yesterday, the BSF sleuths belonging to 101 Battalion had recovered one packet of heroin weighing 1.064 kg from border out post K.K. Barrier along the border.
Earlier on January 11, the troops belonging to 103 Battalion had recovered 10 packets of heroin weighing 19.375 Kg. Along with heroin, the BSF troops also recovered one pistol, one magazine and eight live cartridges. The estimated cost of the recovered heroin was  Rs.100 crores. In another two incidents on the same day, the BSF troops belonging to 116 Battalion recovered one packet of heroin weighing one kg near BOP Harbhajan while in another incident 1 kg heroin (one packet) was recovered near BOP Muthianwali.