BSF seizes 3.3-kg contraband, 2 pistols from dist border village

Following an intelligence input-based operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) confiscated 3.3 kg of heroin along with two pistols which were dropped by a drone at Hardo Rattan border village in the Amritsar sector on Wednesday.

Addressing mediamen, the BSF said troops got inputs regarding dropping of some consignment by a drone in border belt near Hardo Rattan area.

“A search operation was launched in the area . During the operation, the BSF seized six packets of heroin with gross weight of 3.319 kg, two pistols of .30 bore and two smart phones with an earphone. They were found in an agricultural field of the border village,” said a BSF spokesman.

The packets were wrapped in the yellow adhesive tape and copper wire loops with illumination strips hinting that the consignment was delivered via a drone.