By means of PTI
CHANDIGARH: A Chinese language pistol, 5 cartridges, {a magazine} and three-kilogram heroin airdropped by way of a Pakistani drone close to the global border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district have been seized in a joint operation by way of BSF and police group of workers, officers stated on Friday.
Director Normal of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav stated the consignment used to be airdropped by way of Pakistan-based smugglers the use of a drone from around the border.
A civilian alerted police on listening to the sound of a drone close to the India-Pakistan border within the Khemkaran space at the intervening evening of Thursday and Friday, he stated, including that the inputs have been shared with the Border Safety Drive (BSF) and a joint combing operation used to be introduced inside of a radius of 1 kilometre from the border.
“On deep checking of the encompassing fields, the police and the BSF groups effectively recovered the consignment of three-kilogram heroin and a 30-bore pistol together with ammunition from the realm of Mianwal village in Tarn Taran,” the legit stated.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran, Gurmeet Chauhan stated investigations have been on to establish the id of the smugglers who despatched the consignment by the use of the drone and likewise their Indian buddies.
The advance got here an afternoon after the Punjab Police apprehended a juvenile in Amritsar who had in his ownership 15 kg heroin and Rs 8.40 lakh money.
This consignment too used to be airdropped by way of Pakistan-based smugglers the use of a drone and the accused used to be going to ship it after retrieving the parcel from the border space of Kakkar village in Amritsar, the officers stated.
Previous within the day, the BSF stated its troops detected the drone making an attempt to intervene into Indian territory from the Pakistani aspect at the evening of February 9.
Counter-drone measures have been initiated and it used to be fired upon, an legit of the border guarding power stated.
CHANDIGARH: A Chinese language pistol, 5 cartridges, {a magazine} and three-kilogram heroin airdropped by way of a Pakistani drone close to the global border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district have been seized in a joint operation by way of BSF and police group of workers, officers stated on Friday.
Director Normal of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav stated the consignment used to be airdropped by way of Pakistan-based smugglers the use of a drone from around the border.
A civilian alerted police on listening to the sound of a drone close to the India-Pakistan border within the Khemkaran space at the intervening evening of Thursday and Friday, he stated, including that the inputs have been shared with the Border Safety Drive (BSF) and a joint combing operation used to be introduced inside of a radius of 1 kilometre from the border.
“On deep checking of the encompassing fields, the police and the BSF groups effectively recovered the consignment of three-kilogram heroin and a 30-bore pistol together with ammunition from the realm of Mianwal village in Tarn Taran,” the legit stated.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran, Gurmeet Chauhan stated investigations have been on to establish the id of the smugglers who despatched the consignment by the use of the drone and likewise their Indian buddies.
The advance got here an afternoon after the Punjab Police apprehended a juvenile in Amritsar who had in his ownership 15 kg heroin and Rs 8.40 lakh money.
This consignment too used to be airdropped by way of Pakistan-based smugglers the use of a drone and the accused used to be going to ship it after retrieving the parcel from the border space of Kakkar village in Amritsar, the officers stated.
Previous within the day, the BSF stated its troops detected the drone making an attempt to intervene into Indian territory from the Pakistani aspect at the evening of February 9.
Counter-drone measures have been initiated and it used to be fired upon, an legit of the border guarding power stated.