BSF recovers two pistols, two drones, packet of heroin along Punjab border
Operations carried out after a tip-off, with recoveries from farmland and drones near Ferozepur and Amritsar border areas
Two pistols, two drones, and a packet of heroin were recovered along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Ferozepur and Amritsar districts, a BSF official said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, BSF troops launched a search operation near the border area in Ferozepur and recovered a pistol with one magazine and two rounds from farmland near Bahadurke village, the official said.
Meanwhile, BSF personnel neutralised a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone and recovered it from a field near Kahangarh village in Amritsar. They also recovered a pistol and a magazine that were being carried by the drone, according to the official.
Another broken DJI Air 3S drone was recovered from an area adjacent to Daoke village in Amritsar, the official said.
On Sunday morning, BSF troops recovered a packet of heroin weighing 553 grams from an agricultural field near Bhaini Rajputana village in Amritsar, the official added.
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