Ferozepur, March 22 -- In separate operations, security forces recovered around 12 kg of heroin in Fazilka and Ferozepur districts on Saturday. The Counter-Intelligence (CI) Ferozepur, in close coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), recovered 6.5 kg of heroin from near the Border Outpost (BOP) GG-2 at Mahtam Nagar village in Fazilka. Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that Pakistan-based smugglers crossed the zero line and operated close to the border fence, attempting to exploit darkness to push narcotics into the Indian territory. Alert BSF troops fired several rounds to prevent the breach, followed by a thorough joint search operation that led to the recovery, he said. In this regard, a case has been registered under sections 21-C and 29 of the NDPS Act at the Police Station SSOC, Fazilka. In another operation, the Ferozepur police arrested three accused and recovered more than 5kg of heroin in three separate cases on Saturday. Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said that while acting on tip-off, they held two accused, Swarn Singh alias Kaka of Ferozepur City, and Sukhdev Singh alias Sassi of Mohan Ke Hithar, and recovered 1.052 kg of heroin. A case under sections 21/61/85 of the NDPS Act was registered. Police arrested Sukhdev Singh of Ferozepur and recovered 2.72 kg of heroin, while in the third incident, a police team seized 1.9 kg of heroin near Lanegana village....