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Punjab: BSF intercepts drone, seizes contraband in Fazilka

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Dec 22, 2023, at 10:46 pm

Border Security Force intercepted a drone after it was spotted by its troops near Pakka Chisti village in Fazilka district late on Thursday night.

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𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐒𝐅 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐛 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞.@BSF_Punjab troops and @AmritsarRPolice launched a joint search operation after a pakistani drone violated Indian Airspace. In the search operation,… pic.twitter.com/Ai8qwuw3F1
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) December 22, 2023

A spokesperson of the Punjab Frontier Headquarter of the BSF here on Friday said that after spotting the flying object, the troops guarding the area reacted as per laid down drill and intercepted the drone.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐒𝐅

BSF troops launched a search operation after a pakistani drone violated Indian Airspace. In the search operation, @BSF_Punjab troops seized 530gms of heroin wrapped with yellow adhesive tape… pic.twitter.com/bvYpAO8Kx4
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) December 22, 2023

During search of the area, a packet of contraband, suspected to be heroin, weighing about 530 gms was recovered from the farming field in the village.

(With UNI inputs)

#BSF #Punjab #Fazilka #Drone

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