AMRITSAR (Punjab), Apr 27: Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani drone carrying heroin and opium near the India-Pakistan border here on Thursday morning, officials said.
The BSF personnel opened fire after they spotted a drone entering the Indian territory near Dhanoe Kalan village here, according to an official statement.
During a search operation in the area, the personnel recovered a partially damaged black drone of DJI Matrice 300 RTK model, it added.
The drone had a large package attached to it, containing an iron ring and two small packets each of heroin and opium.
A total of two kg heroin and 170 gm opium were recovered, the statement added. (PTI)
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