Jammu, Aug 25 (TIWN) The BSF on Thursday foiled a major narcotics smuggling bid at the International Border (IB) in Jammu's Samba area during which a Pakistani intruder was also shot and injured, officials said.

According to the details, the alert troops noticed suspicious movements of a man near the Chilliyari border outpost along the international border (IB) in the early hours today. 

Commenting on the development, a public relations officer of the BSF said the man was seen carrying a bag. 

The troops opened fire, resulting in injuries to the intruder, the official said.

Following a search operation, eight packets containing about eight kg of narcotics, likely to be heroin, were recovered, he added.

The official said the injured intruder managed to crawl back to the Pakistani side.