PUNJAB: The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab police busted a racket of illegal opium cultivation in Fazilka district on Monday and arrested one person.

According to the officials, approximately 14.470 kilograms of opium plants were uprooted and seized by the police.

During the joint operation, opium poppy cultivation along with coriander was discovered in an agricultural field near Chak Khewa Dhani Bachan.