India, Sept. 22 -- A joint team of the Punjab Police and Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday nabbed four drug smugglers at Thetharke village in Gurdaspur and recovered 10kg of heroin from their possession, officials said.

Five packets of heroin weighing 10kg were recovered from them, officials said, adding that three mobile phones and two bikes have also been seized.

According to a BSF spokesperson, based on credible information, the BSF and Punjab Police launched a joint operation in the area leading to the apprehension of four narco-smugglers and seizure of five packets of heroin weighing 10kg along with three mobile phones and two motorcycles from their possession.

The apprehended smugglers are residents of Manepur and Ballagan in...