05-16-2010, 09:50 AM
Quote:Heroin worth Rs 100 cr seized
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PNS | Gurdaspur
Around 19.75 kilogram of heroin worth Rs 97 crore in international market was seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) at international border of India-Pakistan at Bohar Wadala checkpost falling under Dera Baba Nanak, 45 kms from here.
The contraband was packed in 19 packets. Police recovered one Chinese pistol, two magazines and 20 rounds of cartridges were seized by 153 BSF Battalion of Dera Baba Nanak on Saturday at around 4 am.
Talking to the mediapersons, the Bohar Wadala check post Deputy Inspector General SS Chatrath said that BSF Jawans of 153 Battalion noticed some suspicious movements and hearing some noise at about 4 am near the fence from Pakistan side, they started search operation and saw two Pakistani smugglers who were pushing the consignment into Indian side.
The BSF jawans Challenged them and fired two shots at which the culprits fled from the spot. The consignment was packed in an 11-ft long and 5.5-inch wide plastic pipe and in a yellow packet.
Chatrath said that BSF is on high-alert and their soldiers always cast am eagle eye on the international border. He said they had information about smuggling from Pakistan and soldiers were on high alert to notice any kinds of disturbance on the international Indo-Pakistan border.
The contraband was found near 25-metres from the zero line from the international border, and because of huge elephant grass the culprits managed to get away.
DIG headquarters, Jagir Singh claimed that about 77-kilogram of heroin was seized by BSF Punjab frontier in 2010 so far. This was the second major achievement by the BSF jawans while 25 kilograms of heroine worth Rs 125 crore in international market was seized from the same Bohar Wadala post on August 18, 2009.