“Punjab: Drug Trafficking ring disrupted, one apprehended with 14.47 Kgs of Opium”, Organiser, March 19, 2024:
“The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab police busted a racket of illegal opium cultivation in Fazilka district and arrested one person. According to the officials, approximately 14.470 kilograms of opium plants were uprooted and seised by the police. During the joint operation, opium poppy cultivation along with coriander was discovered in an agricultural field near Chak Khewa Dhani Bachan.
Earlier, on March 18, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a packet of suspected heroin, about 3.306 kilograms, in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district.
During the operation, vigilant troops successfully recovered a suspicious black-coloured bag near the Dargah of Bodal Saha Peer Baba, near Mehdipur village in the Tarn Taran district. Upon inspection,the bag was found to contain six white packets ( gross weight approximately 3.306 kilograms), suspected to contain heroin. A metal ring and four illumination strips were attached to the bag…..”
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