Jammu (PTI): Troops have recovered a "consignment" of 60 kilograms of heroin and fake Indian currency with face value of Rs 16 lakhs near the Indo-Pak border, a senior army official said here Friday. However, no arrest has been made.

The contraband worth Rs 300 crore in the international market and the fake currency notes were seized near the international border in R S Pura border belt of Jammu district Thursday, J B Sangwan, Additional DIG, BSF said.

Acting upon specific information about drugs smuggling, Border Security Force jawans laid an ambush near Durga Tower border outpost of the area, he said.

Armed with night vision devices, troops observed some persons moving around 0230 hours and challenged them, the official said. However, the suspected persons fled back towards Pakistan leaving behind a "consignment", Sangwan added.