Ferozepur, March 14 -- Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a smuggler with 2.6kg of heroin in the border region of Ferozepur district on Thursday, officials said.

The apprehended smuggler has been identified as Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Behdi village in Ferozepur district, and has been handed over to the local police for further investigation.

In a release, a spokesperson said that BSF troops launched an operation following a tip-off and nabbed one smuggler in possession of five packets of heroin (gross weight 2.670 kg) near Lakha Singh Wala village in Ferozepur district. The recovered packets were wrapped in yellow adhesive tape and nylon threads with illumination strips, indicative of a cross-border smuggling attempt.

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