BSF thwarts cross-border smuggling of ice drug, heroin

These recoveries highlight Pak-based smugglers’ persistent attempts to push narcotics into Indian territory using drones

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, Updated At : 04:41 AM Oct 03, 2025 IST

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While foiling a cross-border drug trafficking bid, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a large consignment of synthetic drugs and a drone carrying heroin in two separate operations along Punjab border.

According to officials, BSF troops recovered a packet of Ice drug (Methamphetamine) weighing 3.165 kg during an extensive search operation in the border area near Burj village in Amritsar here on Wednesday evening. The recovery was made following specific intelligence inputs.

In another operation, carried out jointly by the BSF intelligence wing and Punjab Police, troops recovered a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone along with 580 grams of heroin from a farming field near the border village of Dal in Tarn Taran.

A BSF spokesperson said these recoveries highlight Pakistan-based smugglers’ persistent attempts to push narcotics into Indian territory using drones.

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