Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Friday addressed a special briefing on PM Modi's US visit during which he expanded on what sorts of discussions between the two leaders were held regarding cross-border terrorism.
Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) and 115 Battalion under South Bengal Frontier seized 3,916 Yaba tablets, 100 grams of Heroin, and an Apache motorcycle near Border Outpost Boyraghat, officials said on Thursday.
Speaking during a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden, PM Modi said, "India and America are walking shoulder to shoulder in the fight against terrorism and extremism. We agree that concerted action is necessary to end cross-border terrorism."
As the shrine is located very close to IB, the BSF and local police had also made elaborate security arrangements in the area to ensure the safety and security of devotees.
On the basis of secret information regarding cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition, a team of Counter Intelligence Amritsar carried out a search operation in the area of village Kakkar and successfully recovered four pistols along with magazines from a field, police said.
"On specific information, alert BSF troops recovered a Pakistani drone (DJI Matrice 300 RTK) on June 22, during morning hours along with 2 kg (appx) suspected heroin near the international border in Jodhawala village of Fazilka district," BSF Punjab Frontier said.
Border Security Force (BSF) Bikaner in Rajasthan's Gharsana recovered a drone originating from the Pak side and two packets of suspected narcotics, said an official statement on Wednesday.
"The canine members also work under stress like other police personnel thus every time when we perform yoga, we involve them. The dogs are used in law and order duty, so we involve them in our yoga schedule," Deputy Commandant Shah said while talking to ANI.
According to the release, BSF troops observed suspicious footmarks near the village Gandhi Kilcha in the Ferozepur district while carrying out area domination patrol and during the search recovered suspected Heroin packets wrapped with yellow adhesive tape.