Tarantaran, 17th April |In a notable achievement, the vigilant BSF troops yesterday recovered arms, ammunition and narcotics in two separate incidents on Tarn Taran border.
a) On 16th Apr’ 2025, having received information about presence of a suspected packet in a harvested field in border area of district Tarn Taran, a thorough search operation by BSF was conducted in the suspected area, and at about 04:40 pm, the troops successfully recovered *a packet containing 03 pistols along with 06 magazines and 97 live rounds & 03 fired cases* from the field adjacent to village- Rajatal in Tarn Taran district. The packet was wrapped with yellow adhesive tape and a metal ring alongwith 04 illuminating stripes were also found attached to the packet.
b) In another incident yesterday, based on the information of BSF intelligence wing, a joint search operation was launched by BSF and Punjab Police in a suspected area, which resulted in recovery of *01 packet suspected heroin (Gross weight- 560 Grams)* from a farming field adjacent to village- Wan of district Tarn Taran at about 07:55 pm. The narcotics were wrapped with yellow adhesive tape and a Cooper wire loop was found attached to the packet.
3. Reliable input of BSF intelligence wing and swift action of the BSF troops once again devastated the smuggling attempts of arms, ammunition and narcotics from across the border, thus securing the nation’s soil from nefarious activities planned by the adversaries.
