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BSF recovers two drones, heroin from border area villages

The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered two drones and heroin from various locations in Amritsar, Pathankot and Tarn Taran districts. BSF officials in Amritsar said that on Saturday evening, while acting on the basis of information about the presence of...
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The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered two drones and heroin from various locations in Amritsar, Pathankot and Tarn Taran districts. BSF officials in Amritsar said that on Saturday evening, while acting on the basis of information about the presence of a drone in the border area of Amritsar district, troops launched a search operation in the suspected area. At about 5:50 pm, BSF troops successfully recovered a small drone from a farming field adjacent to village Kamirpura, in district Amritsar. The recovered drone has been identified as a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic.

Meanwhile, the BSF made yet more recoveries of Pakistan-based drone and heroin packets in two different incidents in the border area of Pathankot and Tarn Taran districts today in the afternoon. A China made DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was recovered at about 4:40 pm from a sugarcane field adjacent to village Akhwara of district Pathankot. Before that, a packet of suspected heroin, weighing 426 grams, was recovered by BSF troops at about 2:25 pm from a harvested field adjacent to village Wan Tara Singh of Tarn Taran district. The narcotic was found wrapped with yellow adhesive tape and a copper wire loop attached to the packet.

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