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Punjab: 5kg airdropped heroin seized in a day
In Tarn Taran, the forces recovered 3.1kg heroin airdropped by a Pakistani drone in Amisha village around 2.10pm. “During the search, our troops recovered a big-sized packet, containing heroin, wrapped in a yellow adhesive tape and attached with an iron hook,” he said.
The border security force (BSF) personnel, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, recovered over 5 kg heroin from border villagers in Tarn Taran and Ferozepur on Sunday.
In Tarn Taran, the forces recovered 3.1kg heroin airdropped by a Pakistani drone in Amisha village around 2.10pm. “During the search, our troops recovered a big-sized packet, containing heroin, wrapped in a yellow adhesive tape and attached with an iron hook,” he said.
The recovered consignment has been handed over to Tarn Taran police which has registered a case under the NDPS Act and under the Indian Aircraft Act against some unidentified persons, a BSF spokesperson said.
In Ferozepur’s Gatti Rajoke village, the BSF suspicious drone activity around 4:10 am and promptly shot it down.
A BSF spokesperson said, “Simultaneously, a joint search operation was conducted with Punjab Police. At approximately 6:35 am, our teams discovered a large parcel containing 2.5 kilograms of heroin, equipped with an iron hook (presumably for attachment to a drone), in a field near Gatti Rajoke village.”
