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BSF downs five drones, recovers heroin and pistol along Punjab border
A BSF spokesperson said that the recoveries were made during coordinated operations carried out on Saturday and Sunday
The BSF seized five drones carrying narcotics and arms in separate incidents along the India-Pakistan international border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, officials said on Sunday.
A BSF spokesperson said that the recoveries were made during coordinated operations carried out on Saturday and Sunday. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, BSF personnel on Saturday recovered a DJI Mavic 3 classic drone near Naushera Dhalla village in Tarn Taran. In the early hours of Sunday, another DJI Mavic 4 pro drone was intercepted and seized from a field near Havelian village in Tarn Taran. A packet of 1 kg heroin was also recovered from the scene.
In Amritsar district, vigilant troops neutralized a DJI Air 3 drone near Rajatal village and found a packet of heroin weighing 566 grams. In a separate recovery from a nearby field in Rajatal, another DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was seized along with 586 grams of heroin. In another major recovery in Tarn Taran, BSF troops located a DJI Mavic 3 classic drone carrying a pistol along with a magazine from a field near Dal village.
“These back-to-back recoveries highlight the BSF’s operational effectiveness to prevent aerial infiltration of narcotics and arms via rogue drones from across the border,” added the spokesperson.
