Border Security Force (BSF) officials seized heroin worth 250 millions here on Sunday. Acting on a tip off that two smugglers were trying to smuggle in heroin into India, BSF guards laid a trap. "In Khemkaran sector near the pillar number 169/4 two Pakistani smugglers entered into the Indian side and when they were about 20 meters from the border a BSF constable heard some noise and on hearing this noise when he challenged them the Pakistani smugglers fired on the BSF constable. On being fired the BSF constable also retaliated. But taking advantage of the fog they tried to escape but left behind five packets of heroin," said Rajesh Gupta, Deputy Inspector General, BSF, Ferozepur. Punjab border with Pakistan is notorious for smuggling illegal drugs, fake Indian currency and weapons. Last year the BSF seized around 47.7 kilograms of heroin and fake Indian currency worth over Rupees three million on the Punjab border, besides nabbing four Pakistan-based smugglers.

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