BSF Foils Arms Smuggling Bid Alongside Punjab Border, 2 Indians Held With Ammunition

Abohar: Border Safety Pressure (BSF) troops, in a joint intelligence operation with State Particular Operation Cell (SSOC) Fazilka, foiled a smuggling try alongside the border and apprehended two Indian smugglers with arms & ammunition, a senior officer mentioned. The arms and ammunition have been recovered throughout the operation at a farmhouse within the Abohar district, the BSF’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) mentioned in an official assertion.

“Appearing on diligently developed intelligence enter, BSF troops and SSOC Fazilka launched an in depth joint search operation, and at about 02:30 pm the troops apprehended 2 Indian smugglers together with 2 Pistols, 23 reside Rounds (9 mm), 2 Magazines and 1 bike from a farm home in Abohar district,” the PRO (Punjab Frontier) added. “The apprehended smugglers are residents of Abohar and are presently within the custody of native Police for detailed questioning to search out their ahead and backward linkages,” the PRO mentioned.

Earlier on Thursday, BSF and Punjab Police recovered over 500 grams of heroin from the Tarn Taran border space, officers mentioned. In keeping with officers, the restoration was made throughout a joint search operation following particular intelligence concerning the presence of a suspected packet within the border district.

“On March 13, 2025, based mostly on particular data concerning the presence of a suspected packet within the border space of district Tarn Taran, BSF troops in collaboration with Punjab Police carried out an in depth search operation within the suspected space,” the BSF mentioned earlier.