The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a drone and three packets of heroin during separate search operations along the Punjab border in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, and Amritsar districts, as per the release.
Border Security Force (BSF) seized pistol parts, two drones and two packets of heroin in multiple places along the Punjab border on Monday, BSF said in a press release.
Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, the holy saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib were shifted to Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib in Amritsar from the Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Havelian village of Tarn Taran on Friday.
According to police, the three were connected to international UK-based Dharmpreet Singh (also known as Dharma Sandhu), and Jassa Patti. Both are originally the residents of Tarn Taran.
In three separate incidents on Sunday, BSF troops recovered a drone, a heroin packet, and pistol parts near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab. The operations were based on intelligence inputs and conducted in Ferozepur, Amritsar, and Tarn Taran.
The NIA scanned 17 locations in the districts of Gurdaspur, Batala, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, and Faridkot, seizing several incriminating materials, including mobile phones, digital devices, and documents.
In a series of successful joint operations on Thursday, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police recovered arms, narcotics, and drones along the Punjab border, following specific intelligence inputs from BSF sources.
In a major crackdown on cross-border narco-trafficking, Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in coordination with Punjab Police, recovered four Pakistani drones and significant quantities of suspected heroin from border areas of Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, said officials on Monday.