Amritsar, May 24 -- In a targeted operation based on intelligence inputs, Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a packet of suspected heroin weighing approximately 567 grams near the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar district on Saturday.

According to a press release issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Punjab Frontier, BSF, the search operation was launched in a suspected area near the village Mahawa. During the search, troops recovered one packet of suspected heroin weighing approximately 567 grams.

The packet was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape and had an improvised metal wire loop and an illuminating strip attached.

The successful operation is attributed to timely and actionable intelligence provided by the BSF's in...