Punjab: BSF recovers China-made drone with 520 gm heroin from Amritsar

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 12 (ANI): The troops of the Border Security Forces (BSF) on Saturday recovered a China-made drone with a packet of heroin in Punjab's Amritsar, officials said.
"On May 11, BSF recovered one drone along with a packet of suspected heroin of gross weight 520 grams attached to the drone from village Hardo Rattan," the BSF said.
The BSF further said that the narcotics were wrapped with transparent adhesive tape and a steel ring was also found attached to the packet.
"The recovered drone has been identified as a China-made DJI Mavic 3 classic," it added.
The troops of the Border Security Force recovered a packet of suspected heroin from Punjab's Fazilka district on the intervening night of Thursday.
The BSF troops tracked down the movement of a drone near Raitewali Bhaini village in Fazilka district during a search operation based on intelligence. A packet of suspected heroin weighing approximately 550 grams was recovered by the troops during the search operation, the officials said.
"In the intervening night of May 8-9, 2024, based on a specific input, a special ambush was planned by BSF on the outskirt of Village Raitewali Bhaini in Fazilka District. During the operation, vigilant BSF troops intercepted the movement of a drone on the border. As per the laid down drill, BSF troops tracked down the movement of the drone," they said.
The officials further said that the packet was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape with one steel ring and 02 illumination strips attached to it. (ANI)