Punjab: BSF recovers Pakistani drone from Amritsar
Dec 28, 2023
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 28 : A Pakistani drone carrying narcotics was recovered from Amritsar in a joint operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, an official statement said on Thursday.
BSF said that the recovered drone is a 'Quadcopter' recovered from Roranwala Village of the district.
"Pakistani drone recovered by BSF and Punjab Police. On specific intelligence input, @BSF_Punjab troops and @AmritsarRPolice launched a joint search operation," said BSF in a statement on X.
"In the search operation, the search party recovered a Pakistani drone (a Hexacopter) from Village Roranwala, District - Amritsar, #Punjab. The drone was reportedly being used for cross-border smuggling," added the statement.
A day ahead of this, BSF in a joint operation with Punjab Police, recovered a made-in-China drone from a field near Mari Kamboke village of Tarn Taran district. The BSF said that the recovered drone is a Quadcopter (Model - DJI Mavic 3 classic, made in China).
"On specific information of BSF regarding the presence of a drone, a Joint Search Operation was launched by BSF and Punjab Police on the outskirts of Village - Mari Kamboke, District - Tarn Taran. Further, during the search operation, at about 1830 hrs, a Pak-based drone (Quadcopter), in broken condition was found lying in the field," a release from BSF said on Tuesday.
