Added on April 13, 2023
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Over 4 kg heroin air-dropped by Pak drone near IB in Punjab’s Fazilka seized
Chandigarh, Apr 13 (PTI) Border Security Force troops have recovered more than four kilogram heroin dropped by a Pakistani drone near the India and Pakistan border in Punjab’s Fazilka district, an official spokesperson said on Thursday.
Around 10:50 pm on Wednesday, BSF personnel heard the buzzing sound of the drone entering the Indian territory from across the border in an area near Maharkhewa Mansa village, the official said.
The troopers opened fire at the unmanned aerial vehicle. During an initial search, a bag containing two packets of heroin was found from a wheat field, the spokesperson said.