The Border Security Force (BSF) seized five packets of contraband suspected to be heroin from a farming field on the outskirts of Attari village in Amritsar district on Wednesday morning.

A spokesperson of the Punjab Frontier Headquarter of the BSF said early Wednesday morning, on specific information with regard to the presence of drugs in the said area, a joint search was launched with the cooperation of Amritsar police.

During the search, a black bag containing five bags of contraband suspected to be heroin weighing 5.290 kg was recovered.

(With UNI inputs)