Pakistani drone: Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel on Saturday said they shot down a Pakistani drone and seized a bag containing suspected narcotics from Punjab’s Amritsar. The BSF said it was the fourth drone shot down by them in the last two days.
“A drone from #Pakistan violated Indian Airspace & was intercepted(by fire) by #AlertBSF troops of #Amritsar Sector. During search, the drone & a bag of suspected narcotics has been recovered,” BSF Punjab Frontier said in a tweet.
The fourth drone “violated Indian airspace on Saturday night and was intercepted by firing in the jurisdiction of the Amritsar sector.”
“The drone and a bag of suspected narcotics have been recovered,” the official said.
The first drone, a black quadcopter of “DJI Matrice 300 RTK” make, was recovered from Udhar Dhariwal village in Amritsar district, the spokesperson said. BSF troops intercepted this unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by firing around 9 pm on Friday, he said.
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