The Border Security Force recovered one big packet of suspected heroin with a gross weight of approximately 5.5 kg dropped from a Pakistani drone in Rai village in the Amritsar district, as reported by the news agency ANI on Saturday. “BSF jawans heard the sound of a Pakistani drone and dropped by it. During the search, 1 big packet of suspected heroin (Gross Wt - appx 5.5 Kg) was recovered near village Rai, district Amritsar,” BSF Punjab Frontier said, as quoted by ANI. This comes after the BSF recovered a Pakistani drone along the International Border near the same area in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
"Depth deployed troops of @BSF_Punjab heard the sound of #Pakistani drone & dropping by it. On searching 1 big packet containing 5.260 kg heroin has been recovered near Village Rai, District- #Amritsar," BSF had tweeted. The BSF team was joined by the police in the search operation in which one large packet, suspected to be contraband, wrapped in a yellow-colored adhesive tape was recovered from the farming field on the outskirts of the Rear Kakkar village in Amritsar. A green colour nylon rope and a hook attached to the packet were also found.
"During the search, 1 big packet, suspected to be contraband, wrapped in a yellow-coloured adhesive tape along with 1 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, 5 packets of heroin with a gross weight of 5.260 kgs was found," the BSF Punjab Frontier said in a statement, as quoted by ANI.
When the large packet was opened, five packets of heroin were found in it weighing 5.26 kilograms, the BSF said. Earlier on Wednesday, 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.