Punjab: BSF recovers China-made drone in Tarn Taran

INTERNATIONAL DESK: The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Wednesday foiled a smuggling bid and recovered a drone with contraband items weighing 534 grams from the farming field near Mianwala village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district.

The operation was carried out in the evening hours and was launched after getting specific information regarding the presence of a drone, the Public Relations Officer of BSF’s Punjab Frontier said in a press release.

During the search operation, at about 5:42 pm, BSF troops intercepted a suspected drone activity near Village Mianwala in Tarn Taran.

“BSF troops recovered 1 drone along with 1 small plastic bottle filled with contraband item suspected to be Heroin (Gross wt – 534 gms), wrapped with white adhesive tape, a metallic ring attached with it, from the farming field ahead of Border fencing near Village Mianwala,” it said.

As per the laid down drill, BSF troops immediately reacted and a drone Quadcopter (Model – DJI Mavic 3 Classic, made in China) was recovered.

Earlier on Monday, a joint operation was launched by the BSF and the Punjab Police on the outskirts of Mehdipur village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district.

The operation was carried out in the morning hours and was launched after getting specific information regarding the presence of a drone.

During the search operation, at about 11:40 am, a drone was recovered from the farming field adjacent to Mehdipur village.

The recovered drone was a Quadcopter (Model – DJI Matrice RTK 300, made in China). (ANI)