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2.6 kg heroin dropped by drone recovered in Ferozepur

The Border Security Force on Wednesday seized 2.6 kg of heroin dropped by a drone in a border village of Ferozepur.

Updated on: Jun 15, 2023, 01:01:05 IST
By , Ferozepur/ Tarn Taran
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The Border Security Force on Wednesday seized 2.6 kg of heroin dropped by a drone in a border village of Ferozepur.

A BSF spokesperson said on specific information, a search operation was launched by BSF on the outskirts of Maboke village. (HT Photo)
A BSF spokesperson said on specific information, a search operation was launched by BSF on the outskirts of Maboke village. (HT Photo)

A BSF spokesperson said on specific information, a search operation was launched by BSF on the outskirts of Maboke village around 7.30 am and BSF troops recovered a black bag containing three packets of heroin, along with a blinker ball, from a field.

Drone seized in Tarn Taran

A Pakistani drone was recovered during a joint search operation of Punjab Police and Border Security Force (BSF) from a farming field of Dal village situated along the international border on Wednesday.

The drone will be sent to a lab for its forensic examination to ascertain the exact reason for its crashing, officials said.

A BSF spokesperson said, “On Wednesday morning, a joint search operation was launched by BSF with Punjab Police on the outskirt of village Dal, District - Tarn-Taran. During the search at about 9 AM, a drone was recovered from the farming field adjacent to the village. The recovered drone is a Quadcopter of model DJI Matrice 300 RTK series.”