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Drugs seized along India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, BSF jawan injured

Chandigarh, January 28 (News Hunt)- 47 kg of heroin, two pistols, some live ammunition and seven packets of opium seized. A BSF jawan was injured in an exchange of fire with Pakistani smugglers along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Friday, and the force recovered 47 kg heroin, two pistols and some ammunition, police said.

The incident took place at 5.15 am in an area falling under Chandu Wadala border outpost. Gurdaspur Senior Superintendent of Police Nanak Singh told PTI over phone that 47 kg of heroin, two pistols, some live ammunition and seven packets of opium had been recovered.

The jawan suffered a bullet injury in his head during the exchange of fire between the Border Security Force personnel and Pakistani smugglers, the SSP said, adding that he had been rushed to hospital.

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