Two drones seized near IB in Amritsar

On its 60th Raising Day, the BSF intercepted 250th rouge drone at Indo-Pak border. Of these, 50 drones have been seized in the past 20 days.

“Since January 2023, the number of UAVs seized at the International Border in Punjab has reached 250 on Sunday,” said Dr Atul Fulzele, IG, BSF Punjab frontier.

Today, two drones along with heroin were confiscated from the Amritsar border belt. A DJI AIR 3S drone with a packet containing around 500 gm heroin was seized from Rajatal border village at around 10:55 am. It was found crashed in the fields.

Similarly, another drone DJI Mavic 3 Classic with a packet of heroin weighing around 540 gm was seized from Dhariwal village around 12:20 am, said the BSF authorities.

During winter, when dense fog engulfs the border belt, the Pakistan-based state and non- state actors intensify their attempts to push in drugs and weapons using drones. According to BSF, 90 per cent of smuggling was being done with drones.