Raj BSF seizes heroin worth Rs 15cr along Indo-Pak border

Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in collaboration with Rajasthan police, have seized 3 kilograms of heroin worth ₹15 crore that was being smuggled from Pakistan via a drone, officials announced on Monday.

 

The drug consignment was discovered in fields near the 44 PS village under the Sameja police station, they said.

 

"On the night of August 19-20, 2024, #AlertBSF troops conducted a joint operation with @sgnrpolice. During the search, a packet weighing approximately 3 kg of suspected #Heroin was recovered from the open fields of #Raisinghnagar along the Indo-Pak International Border," the BSF Rajasthan tweeted.

 

On the intervening night of Aug 19-20, 2024, #AlertBSF troops conducted a joint operation with @sgnrpolice. During the search, a packet weighing approximately 3 kg of suspected #Heroin was recovered from the open fields of #Raisinghnagar along the Indo-Pak International Border. pic.twitter.com/oAD5jxoXOV

— BSF RAJASTHAN (@BSF_Rajasthan) August 20, 2024

 

Police identified the packet as being recovered from the field of Balwant Singh Raisikh. An ongoing search is in progress to locate the smugglers involved.