It was identified that the recovered drone was a domestically produced DJI Mavic 3 Classic. (representative)

Amritsar:

The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police on Sunday detected two drones from different locations in the Amritsar border area, officials said.

The Border Security Agency said: “On April 21, 2024, based on information obtained by the BSF intelligence wing regarding the presence of drones at two different locations in the border areas of Amritsar district, BSF troops in conjunction with the Punjab Police conducted joint operations in the suspected areas Search operation.”

It was identified that the recovered drone was a domestically produced DJI Mavic 3 Classic.

“A total of 02 drones were recovered during the search operation, one each at around 12:15 noon and 02:00 pm. The recovery locations were located in farmland near Hardo Rattan village and Daoke village in Amritsar district.”

The statement further stated that credible information and coordinated efforts by the BSF and Punjab Police successfully thwarted the desperate attempts of illegal drone operators across the border.

Earlier on April 20, the BSF detected a drone carrying three packets of suspected heroin in the Ferozepur border area.

On April 20, BSF intelligence received information about the presence of a drone and a consignment in the border area of ​​Ferozepur district. BSF troops responded quickly and launched an extensive search operation in the suspected area.

X BSF Punjab Frontier posted, “At around 5:20 pm, the search successfully recovered a drone along with 3 packets of suspected heroin weighing approximately 2.710 kg. The packets were kept in a blue bag. The drone was also The small torch and a small glowing green ball were found and the recovery was carried out in a farmland near Jangir Singh ki Dhani village in Ferozepur district.”

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