Amritsar: The Border Security Force on Sunday recovered over one kg suspected heroin smuggled from across the border in Amritsar district of Punjab, an official said. A Public Relations Officer for the Border Security Force Punjab Frontier said in a statement that at about 10:00 PM on Sunday night, BSF troops deployed in depth area, on the outskirts of Village Daoke in District Amritsar heard a sound of dropping something in the nearby farming fields.
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04 pkts (appx gross weight -1.7 kgs) containing #heroin, which was dropped by #drone entering from the Pak side, have been recovered by #BSF troops in #Amritsar Sector.
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">04 pkts (appx gross weight -1.7 kgs) containing #heroin, which was dropped by #drone entering from the Pak side, have been recovered by #BSF troops in #Amritsar Sector.
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) May 7, 2023
More details follow... pic.twitter.com/41aa0ECbJm04 pkts (appx gross weight -1.7 kgs) containing #heroin, which was dropped by #drone entering from the Pak side, have been recovered by #BSF troops in #Amritsar Sector.
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) May 7, 2023
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Also read: BSF foils another cross-border drug smuggling bid in Punjab; 2.5 kg heroin recovered in Ferozepur
Following the suspicious sound, the whole area was immediately cordoned and all concerned sister agencies were informed, the spokesman said. He said that during subsequent search operation in the said area, BSF troops recovered one bag from the farming field. On opening the bag, four packets of suspected heroin weighing approximately 1.590 kg were recovered from the bag, the BSF spokesman said adding that an iron ring and a small torch were also found attached with the bag.
Further search of the area is in progress. According to the BSF spokesman, anti-national elements and smugglers are trying hard to smuggle contraband using drones, “but their nefarious attempts are foiled by the sincere efforts by BSF”. Significantly, the drug smuggling bids using drones along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab into the Indian side have witnessed a considerable rise in recent past.
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A rogue #drone from #Pakistan violated Indian airspace and was intercepted(by fire) by #AlertBSF troops in Ferozpur Sector. On being fired, the drone returned back to Pak. During search, one bag of suspected heroin has been recovered.
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">A rogue #drone from #Pakistan violated Indian airspace and was intercepted(by fire) by #AlertBSF troops in Ferozpur Sector. On being fired, the drone returned back to Pak. During search, one bag of suspected heroin has been recovered.
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) April 30, 2023
Search operation underway.
Details follow. pic.twitter.com/g71EfHbiRwA rogue #drone from #Pakistan violated Indian airspace and was intercepted(by fire) by #AlertBSF troops in Ferozpur Sector. On being fired, the drone returned back to Pak. During search, one bag of suspected heroin has been recovered.
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) April 30, 2023
Search operation underway.
Details follow. pic.twitter.com/g71EfHbiRw
The BSF has foiled many such attempts and recovered a huge quantity of drugs. Sunday's heroin recovery comes a week after the BSF foiled another cross-border drug smuggling bid by recovering nearly 2.5 kg heroin along the Indo-Pak border near Setha Wala village in Ferozepur District of Punjab. Hours earlier, the BSF recovered another heroin packet weighing around 1 kg heroin near the Border Fencing near Village Kilche in Ferozepur District.
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Vigilant troops of @BSF_Punjab recovered appx 1kg #Heroin while performing area domination duties. The #drugs packet was stuffed in socks & was found in the farming field on own side of Border Fencing near Village Kilche, District- #Ferozpur.#bsfagainstdrugs#Jaihind pic.twitter.com/eQI4WIqICc
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— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) April 30, 2023
Vigilant troops of @BSF_Punjab recovered appx 1kg #Heroin while performing area domination duties. The #drugs packet was stuffed in socks & was found in the farming field on own side of Border Fencing near Village Kilche, District- #Ferozpur.#bsfagainstdrugs#Jaihind pic.twitter.com/eQI4WIqICc30/04/23
— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) April 30, 2023
Vigilant troops of @BSF_Punjab recovered appx 1kg #Heroin while performing area domination duties. The #drugs packet was stuffed in socks & was found in the farming field on own side of Border Fencing near Village Kilche, District- #Ferozpur.#bsfagainstdrugs#Jaihind pic.twitter.com/eQI4WIqICc
On May 1, the BSF said it recovered a bag containing suspected heroin dropped by a "rogue" Pakistani drone. Earlier on Apr. 29, the BSF recovered approximately 1.5 kg of heroin, believed to have been smuggled from across the border, in the fields near JCP Attari.
