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Punjab: Drone, two packets of heroin found near border
A drone and two packets of heroin were recovered in three separate incidents near the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab
Chandigarh : A drone and two packets of heroin were recovered in three separate incidents near the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab, an official said on Saturday.
The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered the drone in broken condition from a field at Kalia village in Tarn Taran district on Friday, said a spokesperson of the force.
The drone was a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic, the spokesperson said.
In another incident, BSF troops recovered a packet of heroin weighing 460 grams and a small torch tied to it from a field adjacent to Hardo Ratan village in Amritsar.
The search operation was launched after the BSF was tipped-off about the heroin.
Another packet of heroin weighing 406 grams was found in a field at Sankatara village in Tarn Taran district on Friday, said the spokesperson.
