BSF recovers Chinese language pistol, 3 kgs medicine after capturing at drone in Punjab’s Ferozepur Sector
Chandigarh, February 10
The Border Safety Power has recovered a Chinese language made pistol , ammunition and narcotics alongside the Worldwide Border after capturing at a drone within the Ferozepur Sector in the course of the early hours of Friday.
“Throughout intervening evening of February 9-10, BSF troops deployed alongside the border with Pakistan within the space of duty of MW Uttar Border Outpost, detected a drone making an attempt intrusion into Indian territory,” a BSF officer stated.
“Counter-drone measures had been initiated and the drone was fired upon. Throughout subsequent search by BSF troops, a packet of consignment dropped by the intruding drone, containing approx three kgs of heroin, a China-made pistol, cartridges and {a magazine} had been recovered,” he added.
An in depth search of the realm is being undertaken. The police and sister businesses involved have additionally been knowledgeable of the incident.
There have been a number of smuggling makes an attempt via drones over the previous few days alongside the western border.
On February 8, the BSF had fired at a intruding drone within the Amritsar Sector, which fell on the Pakistani facet.
On February 3, the BSF had shot down a drone within the space of duty of Rear Kakkar Border Outpost in the identical sector and recovered 5 kgs narcotics.
On February 1, BSF recovered 2.6 kg narcotics that was believed to be dropped by a drone alongside the Worldwide Border in Fazilka Sector. BSF troops has fired at a drone close to Mumbeke village.
Final week, one other drone was shot down in Sriganganagar Sector of Rajasthan and an enormous cache of narcotics was recovered by the BSF.