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Abohar, February 8
The Border Security Force (BSF) late last night thwarted an intrusion bid by Pakistan smugglers in the Hindumalkot area, near Dullapur Keri village, in Sriganganagar sector, 35 km from here.
Rs 2-cr heroin seized
Fazilka: The BSF claimed to have recovered a 470-gram packet of heroin, worth Rs2.35 crore in the international market, in the area of Tahliwala border outpost in Fazilka district on Monday. The troops of BSF’s 52 Battalion recovered the packet from the fields of a farmer, Darshan Singh, across the barbed fencing. OC
Official sources said the troops spotted suspected movement of smugglers close to the fencing and challenged them drawing fire. The troops retaliated, prompting the smugglers to flee. A packet containing 1 kg suspected heroin was found in the fields between the fencing and zero line. BSF officers from Sriganganagar reached the scene and initiated a search operation after cordoning off the area. Police sources said troops at pillar