New Delhi, Oct 12
The alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday shot down a drone in Punjab's Ferozepur near the India-Pakistan border and seized a packet of heroin, a pistol, and a magazine.
While monitoring the drone activity in the border area of Ferozepur, BSF troops, immediately activated technical countermeasures to neutralise the threat from across the border. Following this, a search operation was launched in the suspected drop zone by the security forces.
After an intensive ground search, the BSF soldiers successfully located and recovered the fallen drone at 2:40 A.M. along with a suspected packet of heroin (weighing 498 grams) and an empty pistol magazine near the village of Raja Rai in the Ferozepur district.
The recovered drone has been identified as a 'DJI MAVIC 3 Classic', which was manufactured in China as was evident by the markings on it.
Taking this to the social media platform X, the BSF Punjab Frontier said in a post on Saturday, "Alert troops of BSF Punjab intercepted a Pakistani drone that violated Indian airspace. BSF personnel immediately fired at the drone, and subsequently brought it down using technical measures."
This seizure highlights the smuggling strategies employed by Pakistan-based smugglers and the swift, appropriate response of BSF personnel.
The BSF's Intelligence wing successfully thwarted another attempt at cross-border drone intrusion carrying contraband material.
Earlier on Thursday, the BSF recovered over 13 kg of heroin near the Pakistan border in Tarn Taran district, a BSF spokesperson said.