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BSF intercepts ten Pakistani drones and seizes over 15 kg of heroin within one week

In a remarkable operation over the past week, the Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab intercepted ten Pakistani drones involved in smuggling narcotics into India.

ANI Oct 14, 2024 18:17 IST googleads

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New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): In a remarkable operation over the past week, the Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab intercepted ten Pakistani drones involved in smuggling narcotics into India.

Alongside the drones, BSF troops also seized a total of 15.832 kg of heroin.
"In the past week, the alert troops of @BSF_Punjab intercepted and recovered ten #Pakistani drones involved in smuggling narcotics into #India. Additionally, #BSF successfully seized 15.832 kg of heroin," the BSF stated in an official release.
All the intercepted drones were manufactured in China and used for cross-border smuggling operations.
"Notably, all the intercepted drones were manufactured in China and used for cross-border smuggling operations," the release stated.

Earlier, on Sunday, Border Security Force (BSF) troops in a joint operation with Punjab police recovered a made-in-China drone in Punjab's Tarn Taran district.

Based on information from the BSF intelligence wing about the presence of a drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district, a joint search operation was carried out in the suspected area. During the search operation, at about 02:00 pm, troops successfully recovered one drone from a harvested farming field adjacent to village Wan in Tarn Taran District, said BSF.

The recovered drone has been identified as a DJI Mavic 3 Classic manufactured in China. Reliable information and coordinated efforts of BSF and Punjab police successfully recovered yet another illicit drone from across the border, added the release. (ANI)







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