Another bid to smuggle heroin from river route foiled by BSF

Ferozepur, October 1, 2019: The BSF sleuths belonging to 136 Battalion in this sector today foiled yet another bid by the cross border peddlers to smuggle the consignment of heroin into Indian side through riverine gap in Sutlej and recovered two packets of heroin near border out post Old Mohammadi Wala.
As per the sources, the consignment was concealed in water hyacinth to evade any suspicion.
Earlier, on September 6 also, three packets of heroin weighing 1-kg each were recovered by the Boat Naka party of 136 Battalion near BoP Shame Ke. In this case also, the consignment was stashed inside rubber tube and concealed in water hyacinth.
As per information, 149.425-kg heroin has been recovered by BSF this year.