Chandigarh, March 21 -- The Punjab Police, in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), foiled a major cross-border smuggling attempt by recovering 6.5 kg of heroin near a border outpost at Mahtam Nagar village in Fazilka on Saturday, officials said.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigations revealed that Pakistan-based smugglers crossed the zero line and operated close to the border fence. He said that the smugglers attempted to exploit the darkness to push narcotics into Indian territory.
Alert BSF troops fired several rounds to prevent the breach. A subsequent joint search operation led to the recovery of the consignment, the DGP said.
Sharing operational details, Gursewak Singh, Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Coun...