Border Forces Recover Drone Carrying 3 Packets Of Drugs In Punjab

Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a drone that was allegedly carrying three packets of heroin in the border area of Amritsar district.

"In the evening hours of 28th February 2024, BSF troops intercepted a suspected flying object in the border area of district Amritsar and promptly tracked, neutralized and traced its movement as per laid down procedure," an official statement issued by BSF said.

𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐒𝐅

On 29th February 2024, during the morning hours, vigilant @BSF_Punjab troops on duty intercepted the movement of a drone on the border in the district #Amritsar. As per the laid-down… pic.twitter.com/Mh1skLZC7m

— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) February 29, 2024

BSF said that it also recovered a mobile phone and signal accessories.

"During a search of the probable dropping area, at about 8.05 pm, the vigilant troops successfully recovered 01 Hexacopter and 03 packets of suspected heroin (gross weight - approximately 3.030 Kgs) attached with it. Besides, one mobile phone along with other signal accessories and one rubber illuminating ball were also recovered," the press release said.

Earlier the Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab intercepted the movement of a suspected drone on Wednesday morning in Tarn Taran district.

BSF recovered the drone during a joint search operation with Punjab police in a farming field near Kalash Havelian village.

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