China-made drone with heroin recovers by BSF from Tarn Taran district of Punjab

Punjab: On Sunday,an official said that a damaged China-made drone along with a packet of heroin recovered by Border Security Force (BSF) troops in Tarn Taran district of Punjab. The recovered drone has been identified as China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic.

In a statement, BSF said,”On May 4, 2024, at about 10:00 am, while performing duty ahead of border fence in border area of ​​Tarn Taran district, alert BSF troops noticed something suspicious in a cut field, which on approach turned out to be a drone with a packet of suspected heroin.”

BSF recovered the drone from a cut field near Kalash village in the border area of ​​Tarn Taran district, according to officials. The BSF said, “The drone was immediately seized along with 01 packet of suspected heroin (total weight- 416 grams) wrapped with yellow adhesive tape. The recovery took place in a cut field near Kalash village in Tarn Taran district.”

The BSF further said, “Strict vigilance of conscientious BSF jawans once again led to successful recovery of a consignment of narcotics along with a drone, which was meant to be smuggled into the country from across the border.”