Seventeen packets of heroin with street value of Rs 85 crore along with arms and ammunition were seized by Border Security Force (BSF) near the Indo-Pak border on Sunday.
Each packet weighed one kilogram and the total value of the seized heroin was Rs 85 crore in the drug market, BSF Inspector General (Punjab Frontier) Ajay Kumar Tomar said.
The BSF jawans noticed suspicious movements of some persons along the border security fence near village Daoke at around 4.30 am, he said, adding that they were trying to insert a plastic pipe through the fence into the Indian border. When challenged, they fired at BSF troopers triggering a brief exchange of fire,
he said.
Taking advantage of dense fog enveloping the area, they managed to escape to Pakistan, the IG said.
The BSF conducted a thorough search of the area and found 17 packets of heroin, two pistols, a magazine and eight rounds of ammunition besides a mobile set and a SIM card, he said.