NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 7 kg of heroin worth Rs 35 crore in the international market and counterfeit Indian currency to the tune of Rs 38,000 near the Mullakot outpost along the Indo-Pak border here the other day.
MF Farooqui, DIG of the Border Security Force, Amritsar sector, said the BSF carried out a search operation this morning following a tip-off. Security personnel noticed some footmarks near the Mullakot border outpost and the area was searched.
The BSF jawans found packets containing 7 kg of heroin and 38 fake Indian currency notes of Rs 1,000 denomination each. They also recovered a SIM card. The contraband was smuggled into India by smugglers and was supposed to be collected by their Indian contacts. But the alertness of the BSF jawans led to the seizure of the consignment. The BSF officials say smugglers take advantage of the dense fog during this season. The smugglers hid the contraband in bags near a tubewell in the fields situated across the barbed fence.
