Another smuggling bid foiled, heroin worth Rs 90 crore seized
Wednesday, 17/04/2013
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Amritsar/Ferozepur : The BSF today foiled yet another smuggling attempt on the India-Pakistan border by recovering 18 packets of contraband and counterfeit currency of Rs 4.87 lakh face value near Rattoke border outpost in the Khemkaran sector. The contraband is suspected to be heroin and estimated to be around Rs 90 crore in the international market.
The troops witnessed suspicious movement of two-three persons ahead of the border fence around 3.15 am and subsequently an alert was sounded.
When challenged, the smugglers retracted into the Pakistan territory. During the search operation, the BSF recovered 18 packets of the contraband, a 10-metre-long plastic pipe and another packet containing the fake currency. The incident occurred at a distance of about 150 metres from the international border. The BSF authorities have announced that the three jawans who carried out the operation will be rewarded.
This is the second such instance of contraband smuggling that has been thwarted by the BSF in the recent past.
On March 19, the BSF had shot an Indian smuggler dead while injuring two Pakistani smugglers. It had also recovered 10 packets of contraband, a German-made 30 bore pistol, a magazine, four rounds and a mobile phone with a Pakistani SIM card.
However, when the BSF later confronted their Pakistani counterparts over the issue at the flag meeting, the latter denied any such movement on their side. The smuggling of contraband witnesses a spurt in March-April as wheat crop along the fence provides shelter to smugglers.
