Guwahati: Members of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday stopped a cross-border smuggling attempt and recovered 370 kilograms of heroin worth around Rs 38 crores and 190 grams of high-quality opium in the Punjabi village of Muhar Jamsher.
The BSF reported that the smugglers, who were headquartered in Pakistan, fled the scene in the dark as security officers fired upon them.
“Alert troops of 66 battalions of BSF within 24 hours again foiled another Pak-based smugglers’ attempt to smuggle heroin and seized 6.370 kgs of heroin worth 38 Crores,190 gms of superior quality opium and 50 of 7.63 rounds in village Muhar Jamsher of Fazilka, Punjab. BSF fired on smugglers who ran away taking advantage of darkness,” BSF said in an official statement.