BSF, Punjab police recover China-made drone in Tarn Taran
Jun 21, 2024
Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], June 21 : The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab police in a joint search operation on Friday recovered a China-made drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district, as per an official release.
"On 21st June 2024, based on information provided by local Police to the BSF intelligence wing regarding presence of a drone in border area of Tarn Taran district, a joint search operation by BSF troops in collaboration with Punjab Police was planned and conducted in the suspected area," Punjab Frontier Border Security Force said in a press release.
The drone was recovered from a farming field adjacent to the village Noorwala in Tarn Taran District. 
"During the search, at about 02:30 pm, the troops successfully recovered one drone from a farming field adjacent to village Noorwala in Tarn Taran District," they said in the release.
The recovered drone has been identified as China-made DJI Mavic- 3 Classic, the force said in the release.
"This successful operation is a result of prompt sharing of information and well coordinated efforts of BSF troops and Punjab Police, thus underscoring their commitment to decimate the illicit drone menace," BSF said in the release.
Earlier on June 20, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab police in a joint operation recovered a China-made drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district, as per an official release.
According to the release, "BSF and Punjab police conducted a joint search operation based on intelligence information on June 20 in the border area of Tarn Taran at around 9 am."
The drone was recovered from a corn field in Mastgarh village in Tarn Taran, the release said.
The recovered drone has been identified as a China-made DJI Matrice 300 RTK, it added.
