Pak. national arrested for drug trafficking in Ferozpur area; 20.57 kg heroin seized
The Hindu
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In a joint operation, the BSF and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have arrested two persons, including a Pakistani national, and seized 20.57 kg heroin being smuggled in via Punjab. A team of the BSF’s 14th battalion personnel on Saturday spotted the Pakistani national attempting to push the heroin consignment using a 13-ft PVC pipe over the fence in Ferozpur area. The suspect was arrested and the drugs seized by the team. He was identified as Amjad Ali, resident of Lahore. A mobile phone, one power bank and a 16-ft. piece of cloth was also found in his possession, apart from some documents related to an Indian national named Jarnail Singh, a resident of Ferozpur.
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