Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a drone from a paddy field near Dhanoe Khurd village in Amritsar district, Punjab.
The drone was recovered during a search operation that was launched based on specific information regarding its presence.
The recovered drone is a Quadcopter (Model - DJI Mavice 3 Classic, made in China).
Notably, the drone was being used by smugglers to smuggle narcotics into India from Pakistan.
𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) October 25, 2023
On specific intelligence input, @BSF_Punjab troops launched a search operation and recovered 01 Pakistani #drone (Quadcopter, Model-DJI Mavic 3 Classic), from a paddy field on the outskirts of Vill.- Dhanoe Khurd, Dist.-… pic.twitter.com/qgyeyHawyI
"On October 25, during the afternoon hours, based on specific information regarding the presence of a drone, a search operation was launched by BSF on the outskirts of Village Dhanoe Khurd, District Amritsar. During the search operation, at about 15:05 pm, a drone was recovered from paddy field, near Village Dhanoe Khurd." said PRO Punjab Frontier, BSF.
Further investigation is underway. More information is awaited.
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