Ferozepur, Aug. 14 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday seized two pistols and 2.2-kg heroin in two separate operations along the international border in Ferozepur and Amritsar districts.

In Ferozepur, security personnel, acting on precise intelligence inputs, seized a packet containing two pistols and three smaller packets of heroin weighing 1.649 kg from an agricultural field near Bhakra village. The arms packet, wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, had a metal ring attached - a method commonly used for dropping consignments through drones from across the border.

In Amritsar, BSF troops recovered a packet of heroin weighing 609 gm from agricultural fields near Daoke village. This packet too bore smuggling hallmarks, with two il...