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Three drones, nearly 1 kg heroin seized in Punjab village near Pakistan border

Updated on: 20 December,2023 09:15 AM IST  |  Chandigarh
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Three drones, nearly 1 kg heroin seized in Punjab village near Pakistan border

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Three drones and nearly a kilogramme of heroin were seized from a village near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday.


A drone was found near the Dhanoe Khurd village in Amritsar early on Tuesday. During a search operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police, the China-made drone and a packet of heroin weighing 430 grams were seized from a field. 


A nylon ring and a small torch were also attached to the packet, the spokesperson said. The BSF troops intercepted another drone from a field in the same village later in the day. Another drone was found in the same village on Monday. During a search operation, the China-made quadcopter and a packet of heroin weighing 540 grams were recovered, the spokesperson added.


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