BSF recovers Pak drone near international border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran

Border Security Force and Punjab Police troops deployed at India-Pakistan Border recovered a drone on July 31 in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, an official BSF release said.

The drone was intercepted at around 7:35 am on July 30 near Village Kalash in the Tarn Taran district, and the BSF troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone as per the laid down drill. “On July 30, 2023, at about 2105 hours, Border Security Force troops deployed at the border, heard the buzzing sound of a suspected flying object (drone) entering from Pakistan to Indian territory in the area near Village Kalash in District Tarn Taran. As per the laid down drill, troops endeavoured to intercept the drone,” said a BSF PRO release.

Further, during a joint search operation with Punjab Police, the BSF troops recovered a drone from the farming field near Village Khemkaran in Tarn Taran district.

“Further, on July 31, 2023, a joint search operation with Punjab Police was carried out. During the search of the area, troops recovered a big size consignment of Heroin (Weight – appx 3 Kg) wrapped with yellow tape along with 01 Drone from the farming field near Village Khemkaran, District Tarn Taran,” added the release.

The recovered drone is a Hexacopter.

Yet another Pakistani drone was recovered by the joint efforts of BSF and Punjab Police, said the release.

BSF and Punjab Police troops on July 21 recovered a drone in broken condition from the farming field near Mastgarh village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district.

On specific information, BSF and Punjab Police launched a search operation and recovered the Pakistani drone from the outskirts of Mastgarh village.

“The recovered drone belongs to Quadcopter, DJI Matrice 300 RTK model,” officials said.

Earlier on June 12, BSF recovered a Pakistani drone on the outskirts of Shaidpur Kalan village in Punjab’s Amritsar district.

On June 7 and in the intervening night of June 8 and June 9, the BSF recovered a Pakistani drone along the International Border in the Amritsar sector. BSF troops heard a mild buzzing sound of a suspected drone near Bhaini Rajputana village of Amritsar district and immediately reacted to intercept it.

The BSF troop found the suspected material during their subsequent search of the area. Soldiers found one large packet, wrapped in yellow color adhesive tape from the farming field on the outskirts of Village Rai. The tape was attached with a hook.

The team was joined by the police in the search operation. A green colour nylon rope and a hook attached to the packet were also found.

During the search, one big packet, suspected to be contraband, wrapped in a yellow-coloured adhesive tape along with one green colour nylon rope and hook attached to the packet, was recovered from the farming field on the outskirts of Rear Kakkar. On the opening of the packet, five packets of heroin with a gross weight of 5.260 kgs were found.

On May 3 also, the BSF intercepted a Pakistani drone infiltrating twice into the Bhariyal post of the forces in Punjab and forced it to retreat.

Earlier on April 30, BSF troops recovered 2.5 kg of heroin dropped by a Pakistani drone, which had entered the Indian territory near Setha Wala village in Punjab.

In November last year, the BSF shot down a drone entering from Pakistan into Indian territory in the Ferozepur district in Punjab.