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Chandigarh, April 28
The Border Security Force has seized 8 kg of narcotics, suspected to have been dropped by a drone near the International Border in the Amritsar sector on Friday.
“Based on specific information, the BSF launched a search operation on the outskirts of Kakkar village in Amritsar district on April 28 morning,” a BSF officer said.
During the search, the troops found five packets of narcotic substance, weighing about 8 kg and packed as a single consignment, from the fields, he added.
The consignment appears to have been dropped by a drone. Eight luminous strips were found attached to the consignment. On Thursday, the BSF had seized over 2 kg of heroin and opium after shooting down a drone in the same sector.
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