BSF spots floating bottle with heroin in Sutlej River near Indo-Pak border

BSF spots floating bottle with heroin in Sutlej River near Indo-Pak border

Ferozepur, September 26, 2022: On Sunday, during afternoon hours, forward deployed BSF troops
observed a plastic cold-drink bottle (02 L) tied with water hyacinth, suspiciously floating in the mid-stream of Sutlej river flowing from Pakistan to India side, in the area falling near village – Pritam Singh Wala under Ferozepur
district.
The bottle alongwith bunch of hyacinths was brought out of river by BSF troops. Further, on opening the bottle white granular substance, suspected to be heroin (gross weight – appx 01 kgs) was recovered.

Smugglers / anti – national elements are trying hard to push the contrabands inside Indian territory by all possible means, but their attempts are being foiled by BSF troops.