14 kg heroin, reportedly dropped by a drone from across Pakistan border, recovered

A contraband of 14 kg of heroin worth Rs 70 crore in the international market was recovered and seized by the police from a scooty, the driver of which fell unconscious after being hit by a blue bull in the Indo-Pak border area in Pugal sector in Bikaner district on Tuesday.

The Police held that the consignment of the drug seems to have been dropped from a drone that flew in from across the border. This contraband was picked up and was being carried away by youth Kheta Ram of Sojat (Pali) area, however, on the way he was hit by the blue bull, however, he fell unconscious on the spot.

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The police found the heroin concealed and kept in scooty. However, the youth was still unconscious and the actual true version in the case would be known after interrogation with the youth.

However, the seizure has put the police on alert for averting possible attempts of drug trafficking, the police said.