Punjab: Drone Recovered Along Int'l Border In Tarn Taran, Heroin Seized In Ferozepur, Amritsar

Based on a tip-off, the BSF troops and the Punjab Police launched a joint search operation on the outskirts of Lakhna village in Tarn Taran, during which they recovered a quadcopter drone.

Punjab Police recovered 3kg heroin and seized three pistols ahead of Independence Day.

New Delhi: A drone was recovered near the international border in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Sunday, news agency PTI reported a Border Security Force (BSF) official as saying. In separate incidents, over three kilograms of heroin was seized from Ferozepur and Amritsar.

According to the report, based on a tip-off, the BSF troops and the Punjab Police launched a joint search operation on the outskirts of Lakhna village in Tarn Taran, during which they recovered a quadcopter drone in a plastic bag in a well.

"On specific input, @BSF_Punjab and @PunjabPoliceInd recovered 03 packets of heroin, gross weight 3 kgs appx, from a farming field near Village Machiwara, #Ferozepur, Punjab," the BSF said on X, formerly Twitter.

According to a BSF official, 530 grams of heroin was also recovered from Dhanoe Kalan village in Amritsar.

Terror Module Busted By Punjab Police Ahead Of I-Day

Ahead of Independence Day, Punjab Police busted a terror module and arrested three persons on Sunday, new agency. According to Punjab police chief Gaurav Yadav, the arrested accused were associates of Czech Republic Gurdev Singh, a key operative of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Singh.

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Taking to X, the police chief wrote, “Punjab Police has busted a terror module in a joint operation of Counter Intelligence and Tarn Taran Police with the arrest of the associates of Czech-based Gurdev Singh, a key operative of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir and Satbir Singh who were behind the RPG attack on Police Station Sarhali and numerous plots to commit targeted killings in Punjab.”

.@PunjabPoliceInd has busted a terror module in a joint operation of Counter Intelligence & @TarnTaranPolice with the arrest of 3 associates of Czech -based Gurdev Singh @ Jaisal, a key operative of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir @ Landa & Satbir Singh @ Satta...(1/3) pic.twitter.com/ASNbsnMJ5k

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) August 13, 2023

Three pistols were also seized from them, police said.