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Punjab: BSF seize 5.3kg of heroin from a village located close to Amritsar

| @indiablooms | Nov 22, 2023, at 10:47 pm

The Border Security Force (BSF) seized five packets of contraband suspected to be heroin from a farming field on the outskirts of Attari village in Amritsar district on Wednesday morning.

A spokesperson of the Punjab Frontier Headquarter of the BSF said early Wednesday morning, on specific information with regard to the presence of drugs in the said area, a joint search was launched with the cooperation of Amritsar police.

During the search, a black bag containing five bags of contraband suspected to be heroin weighing 5.290 kg was recovered.

(With UNI inputs)

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