BSF recovers drone in Punjab’s Amritsar district, foils intrusion attempt

The Border Security Force (BSF) announced the recovery of a drone near Dauke village in Amritsar district on Thursday evening, as stated in an official release.

The retrieved drone is identified as a DJI Mavic 3 Model.

“On 28th March, at approximately 06:40 pm, vigilant BSF troops detected unusual sounds near their duty post in the border area of Amritsar district,” the BSF stated.

“Taking immediate action, BSF troops launched a comprehensive search operation in the suspected vicinity. During the search, they successfully located and retrieved a small quadcopter drone (DJI Mavic 3) from a farming field near Dauke village in Amritsar district,” the BSF reported.

This discovery represents another effective prevention of drone intrusion from across the border, credited to the alertness of BSF troops and the Punjab Police.

Previously, the BSF intelligence unit reported suspicious movement involving two unidentified individuals carrying narcotics in the border area of Amritsar district. In response, BSF Punjab troops rushed to the scene, but the suspects managed to evade capture.

Despite their escape, BSF troops conducted a thorough search and discovered one packet (Gross weight – 1.140 kgs) suspected to contain heroin, wrapped in brown adhesive tape, near Shamshan Ghat, village- Nagalamb, district – Amritsar.

Through credible information and the vigilance of BSF troops, another attempt to smuggle narcotics across the Punjab border was foiled.

On 27th March, BSF received intelligence regarding narcotics smuggling activities by certain miscreants using drones near Naushera Dhalla village in the border area of Tarn Taran district. In response to this specific information, BSF troops swiftly reacted and rushed to the suspected area.

They spotted two suspicious individuals at a playground near Naushera Dhalla village. Upon noticing BSF troops, the miscreants fled, abandoning some belongings. Despite efforts to pursue the suspects, they managed to escape. Nevertheless, during the area search, BSF troops successfully recovered 01 packet of heroin (weighing 530 grams, wrapped in yellow adhesive tape), one motorcycle, and two mobile phones. This recovery occurred near Naushera Dhalla village, Tarn Taran district.