Punjab CM lauds BSF for seizing 65 kg heroin

Chandigarh, July 20 A day after the BSF seized 65 kg heroin just 200 metre from international border in the Gurdaspur sector, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday lauded it for showing exemplary valour and dedication to duty.

On the Chief Minister's directive, Dera Baba Nanak SDM Gursimran Singh Dhillon handed over fruits and sweets to the personnel of BSF 10th Battalion deployed at Shikar Maachhian as a goodwill gesture.

The Border Security Force early Sunday seized the contraband concealed in rubber tubes when these were floating downstream towards India from Pakistan.

( With inputs from IANS )