A narcotics smuggler was neutralised immediately after one of the alert jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) unearthed a sinister plot to smuggle narcotics worth `135 crore from the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district early on Wednesday morning.
The smugglers were apparently provided logistics support by the Pakistani rangers to smuggle the huge consignment weighing 27 kgs inside the Indian territory.
According to a BSF spokesman, “During the wee hours, a vigilant BSF troop thwarted a drug smuggling attempt by Pakistani smugglers on the Kathua border and seized about 27 kgs of heroin.”
IG BSF Jammu Frontier NS Jamwal, who visited the location along the International Border (IB) told reporters that border troopers deployed near one of the border outpost in Hira Nagar sector noticed some suspicious movement on IB from the Pakistan side and alerted its men. When the Pakistani smugglers came closer to the IB, they were challenged and fired upon.
“During a search of the area, the body of a Pakistani smuggler and 27 packets of heroin were found near the fence,” said IG BSF. “We have gathered all the material evidence and soon we will lodge a strong protest with our Pakistani counterparts”, he added.