Punjab, May 20: BSF troops shot down two drones along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, foiling a smuggling bid in Amritsar.
"A drone from #Pakistan violated Indian Airspace and was intercepted (by fire) by #AlertBSF troops of #Amritsar Sector. During the search, the drone has been recovered by BSF. Further search ops underway. Details follow," BSF Frontier Punjab said on Twitter.
"On May 19 at about 8:55 pm, Border Security Force troops deployed in-depth area, heard the buzzing sound of a suspected drone, in the area near village Udhar Dhariwal in District Amritsar. As per the laid down drill, the troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone by firing," BSF said in a statement.
BSF troops recovered a black-coloured drone in partially broken condition from the farming fields during the initial search in the area.
In the second incident, the security troops shot down a drone from Pakistan in the Amritsar sector and foiled a smuggling bid.
"On May 19, at about 9:24 PM, Border Security Force troops deployed in-depth area, heard the buzzing sound of a suspected drone and dropping off something inside the farming fields in the same area. As per the laid down drill, the troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone by firing," a BSF statement read.
During the search, BSF personnel recovered a drone along with a consignment containing 2 packets of suspected Narcotics, attached to the drone, using an iron ring.
The recovered consignment of suspected heroin approximately weighed 2.6 Kg.
"#AlertBSF troops have brought down another drone from #Pakistan, that met with swift response from tps in #Amritsar Sector. Bag with suspected narcotics hooked with #drone has also been recovered. Worth mentioning this is 2nd drone shot down in a night in #amritsar," tweeted BSF Frontier Punjab.
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