BSF shoots down Pakistani drone containing heroin and pistol in Punjab

The Border Security Force BSF has shot down a drone carrying heroin and a pistol from across the border in Ferozepore Punjab ANI reportedThe BSF on Saturday said about 500 grams of heroin a pistol and a magazine were recovered from the droneOn Thursday the BSF recovered 13 kilograms of heroin in Punjabs Tarn Taran Border District officials said ANI reportedBSF Punjab Frontier said in a post on X This recovery has dealt a significant blow to transborder criminals attempting to smuggle heroin into India from the Pakistan border Alert troops of BSF Punjab intercepted a Pakistani drone that violated Indian airspace BSF personnel immediately fired at the dronehellip pictwittercomVZblW9n7Timdash BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER BSF_Punjab October 11 2024On the same day BSF Troops along with the Tarn Taran police launched a search operation and recovered an improvised and assembled Pakistani droneDuring the afternoon hours the search party recovered an improvised and assembled Pakistani drone from Naushera Dhalla village in Tarn Taran district the BSF wrote on XThe BSF said This recovery is significant as it highlights the innovative methods used by Pakistani smugglers Countering the use of such assembled drones is a crucial step in curbing smuggling activities BSF troops in collaboration with TarnTaranPolice conducted a joint search operation after receiving intelligence about the presence of a Pakistani drone During the afternoonhellip pictwittercom8M0eegVRfjmdash BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER BSF_Punjab October 10 2024On October 7 the BSF recovered around 560 grams of suspected heroin kept inside a plastic container in Ratankhurd village Amritsar district Punjab officials said ANI reportedAccording to a BSF press release troops noticed a suspicious container while overseeing harvesting operations ahead of the border security fence at the border in AmritsarThe plastic container was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape and had an iron wire hook attached to it Inside the troops found heroin the press release statedIn a similar incident on October 5 the BSF along with Punjab Police recovered a 68gram packet of suspected heroin from Dal village in Tarn Taran district of PunjabThe drug was also wrapped in yellow and white adhesive tape with an improvised metal wire loop attached to the packet This packet was found in a farming field in Dal village The BSF addedLast month on September 20 five packets of suspected heroin weighing a little over 28 kg were found along with a motorcycle by BSF and Punjab Police near Dal village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab ANI reportedBoth the packets containing heroin and a motorcycle were seized by BSFAccording to a release the BSF troops were on duty at a checkpoint near the village Dal of Tarn Taran district when they noticed suspicious movement of two people on a motorcycleThe BSF troops signed them to stop but the individuals fled away from the spot leaving behind the motorcycle BSF troops immediately seized the bike and along with the Punjab Police launched a search operation in the adjoining area it addedWith inputs from ANI