An unidentified Pakistani drug smuggler was killed by the Indian Security Forces (SFs) at the international border (IB) in the Ferozepur sector in Ferozepur District of Punjab on February 13, reports Hindustan Times. The operation was jointly carried out by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The SFs heard some sound along the border fence and opened fire in which one Pakistani intruder was killed on the spot. During a search, a PVC pipe and 14 packets of contraband, suspected to be heroin, weighing 14.805 kilograms was recovered from the possession of the slain intruder. Besides one pistol magazine, six rounds and two mobile phones were also recovered from the spot.
Six packets of heroin weighing 6.38 kilograms were recovered from the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar District of Punjab on February 14, reports The Tribune. A BSF official said the SFs deployed on the IB observed suspicious movement of smugglers. Sensing a threat, they fired at them but due to dense fog and poor visibility, the smugglers managed to escape. On searching the area, the BSF personnel recovered the contraband.