Major breakthrough against trans-border narcotic smuggling networks

Aditya Vikram.

New Delhi. A joint Operation by BSF & Fazilka Police resulted in arrest of two drug cartel kingpins engaged in drug trafficking on massive scale and recovered 31.02 Kg Heroin*.

During night intervening 5th/6th January 2023, alert BSF troops noted suspicious movement in AOR of BOP Chakmira, 55 Bn, Abohar sector and fired upon the suspects. Following the footprints from the border fence, officers and troops cordoned of the area and followed up evidence leading upto the border village.

The hardwork of BSF staff in joint work with police resulted in arrest of two persons Police and recovery of 31.02 kg of narcotics from the suspects in district Fazilka.

FIR has been registered, and further investigation ongoing to break forward and backward/linkages.