Gurdaspur, Feb. 2 -- In a major success against cross-border smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday apprehended two Indian smugglers along with a consignment of heroin in the border area of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, the Border Security Force (BSF) said.

Acting on credible intelligence regarding drone activity in the depth area, BSF troops swiftly launched a search operation.

"At approx 5:15 PM, during the operation, two suspects were apprehended along with a packet suspected to be heroin (gross weight - 550 grams), two mobile phones, and a Hero Splendor motorcycle. A metal hook found attached to this packet, confirms a possible case of drone dropping," BSF said in a statement.

The operation was conducted in the vicini...