BSF and Punjab Police seize 5.5kg drugs dropped by drone in Amritsar sector

Amritsar/Chandigarh, June 3: In a joint operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police have successfully seized 5.5kg of narcotics that were dropped by a drone in the Amritsar sector.

Late in the night between June 2 and 3, BSF troops deployed in depth areas detected the sound of a drone and noticed something being dropped in the fields near Rai village, according to a BSF officer.

Upon conducting a thorough search of the area, they discovered a large package wrapped in yellow plastic, containing five smaller packets suspected to be heroin.

This development comes just a day after the BSF and Punjab Police confiscated 2.5kg of narcotics, believed to have been dropped by a drone, in the Fazilka sector. Additionally, two suspects were apprehended in connection with the incident.

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