In a joint operation, BSF troops of Tripura Frontier along with NCB, Tripura State Rifles, Tripura Police and Excise department destroyed around 31,500 immature Ganja plants in the villages of Gajeria and Ganiyamara in West Tripura district.
A Pakistani drone carrying narcotics was recovered in Amritsar in a joint operation conducted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, an official statement said on Sunday.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the police, destroyed approximately Rs 40,000 worth of cannabis plants illegally cultivated in Manikyanagar village in Tripura's Sepahijala district on Friday.
The High Court took cognizance of a news article published in an English newspaper that mentioned that the Border Security Force (BSF) gave a list of 75 individuals suspected of involvement in drug trafficking to the Punjab Police.
"They (Punjab Police) might be considering the names. The police will take a call on the matter after that," Special DG BSF Western Command Yogesh Bahadur Khurania said.
Weighing in on the continuing drive against the drug menace, Punjab's Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill, on Monday said while the sightings of drones laden with suspected contraband and narcotics have in increased, the recoveries have also gone up.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a drone with narcotics in the farming field of Roran Wala Village in Amritsar, the BSF Punjab Frontier said in a statement on Monday.
The Border Security Force in a joint operation with the Punjab police recovered a drone from the farming field in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab in the early hours of Monday.
The Border Security Force in a joint operation with Punjab Police recovered a drone along with narcotics on the outskirts of Daoke village in Amritsar district, the BSF said in a statement on Saturday.