AMRITSAR, July 18 — Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted and neutralised six Pakistani drones in a span of 24 hours near the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar, seizing over 2.3 kilograms of suspected heroin dropped by the unmanned aerial vehicles.
“In a remarkable achievement, alert BSF troops recovered six Pakistani drones along with four packets of suspected heroin from the Amritsar border area during multiple incidents last night,” BSF officials said in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter).
The BSF said that drone activity was first detected Thursday night near the Pul Moran border outpost. “The moment the drones were spotted, technical counter-measures were deployed to jam their systems, leading to their crash and recovery,” said a BSF spokesperson.
Four DJI Mavic 3 Classic drones were retrieved from agricultural fields near Pul Moran, along with three packets of heroin weighing approximately 1.744 kg.
In a separate operation near Roranwala Khurd village, another DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was downed, carrying a packet of heroin weighing around 596 grams. The drone was brought down due to BSF’s technical interference system and later recovered from the fields.
Early Friday morning, a sixth drone of the same model was intercepted and shot down near Dhanoe Kalan village.
“These back-to-back recoveries underscore the persistent threat of cross-border narcotics smuggling using drones,” a senior BSF official said. “Our counter-drone systems and vigilant jawans are working in tandem to prevent infiltration and drug trafficking.”
Search operations are continuing in the area to ensure no further contraband was dropped.
