Heroin, ammunition found near international border in Punjab's Amritsar

In Amritsar, near the India-Pakistan border, the BSF and Punjab Police seized 5.275 kg of heroin and 37 live cartridges from a bag found in Mode village. The discovery was prompted by intelligence about the bag's presence in the border area.

Over five kilograms of heroin and a box of ammunition were recovered by the BSF and the Punjab Police near the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar on Thursday, an official said.

Information was received about a bag in the border area in Mode village of Amritsar, following which a search operation was launched, the BSF spokesperson said.

The official said five small packets of heroin weighing 5.275 kg and a box containing 37 live cartridges were found in the bag.

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