Security forces on Saturday recovered 5.5 kg of heroin that was airdropped by a Pakistani drone near the border in Punjab’s Amritsar district.
The seizure was made by a joint team of the Border Security Force and the Punjab Police, a BSF spokesperson said.
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Around 2.50am, the team heard the buzzing of the unmanned aerial vehicle and dropping of the consignment on the outskirts of Rai village in Amritsar.
During a search, it recovered five packets of heroin from a field.
An iron ring was also found attached to the consignment that weighed 5.5kg.