Tarn Taran (Punjab): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday shot down a Pakistani drone in Punjab's Tarn Taran district. "BSF troops intercepted and brought down a Pakistani drone (DJI Matrice 300 RTK) that violated Indian airspace in Village Lakhana, Dist -Tarn Taran. Yet again, the nefarious designs of Pakistan have been foiled by BSF," BSF Punjab Frontier tweeted.
A joint search operation was carried out with Punjab Police on Saturday morning after which at about 8:10 am, a drone in broken condition was recovered from a farming field adjacent to the village Lakhana, BSF stated. The recovered drone is a Quadcopter of model DJI Matrice 300 RTK series.
"On specific information, alert BSF troops recovered a Pakistani drone (DJI Matrice 300 RTK) on June 22, during morning hours along with 2 kg (appx) suspected heroin near the international border in Jodhawala village of Fazilka district," BSF Punjab Frontier said. It further stated that once again the vigilant BSF troops have thwarted the nefarious attempts to smuggle contraband through drones.
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Earlier on June 12, the movement of a Pakistani drone was noticed on the India-Pakistan international border, forcing the BSF (Border Security Force) to shoot down the drone at Sri Karanpur in the Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. Efforts to smuggle drugs from the Pakistan side on the India-Pakistan international border are continuing unabated. The promptness of BSF jawans posted on the border helped in foiling the latest attempt from across the border. (With agency inputs)
