Punjab: Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) seized over six kilograms of heroin in Punjab's Amritsar district, officials said on Saturday.
According to officials, the seizure was made in two different operations.
BSF troops, after observing drone movement and receiving specific information regarding the presence of narcotics, launched a search operation and recovered 6.130 kg of heroin.
"The first consignment of 560 grams was recovered from Mahawa village, and the second consignment of 5.570 kg was recovered from Kakkar village, both in the Amritsar district," the BSF said in a post on X.
"Further, an extensive search was conducted in the suspected area during the search operation, and at about 04:18 am, BSF troops successfully recovered 1 drone along with 1 packet weighing 420 grams of suspected heroin from the area adjacent to village- Chaklabaksh in district Amritsar," it said.
The narcotics were wrapped in yellow colour adhesive tape and the packet was found attached to the drone with a metal ring.
The recovered drone has been identified as a China-made DJI Mavic- 3 classic, the BSF added. (with Agency inputs)
