BSF troops brought down two drones from Pakistan which were trying to enter India at the international border in Punjab. A bag with suspected narcotics hooked to one of the drones was also recovered.
The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down two suspected Pakistani drones on Friday night as the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) attempted to enter India by crossing the International Border in Punjab.
Both incidents were reported from the forward areas of the Amritsar district.
The first drone, a black quadcopter of “DJI Matrice 300 RTK” make, was recovered from Udhar Dhariwal village in Amritsar district, the BSF spokesperson was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
BSF troops intercepted this UAV by firing around 9 pm on Friday, he said.
The second drone, a quadcopter of the same “DJI Matrice RTK 300” make, was recovered from Rattan Khurd village in the same district after troops fired at it around 9:30 pm, the spokesperson said.
In the second case, two packets attached to the drone containing 2.6 kg of suspected heroin were also recovered, he added.
