India, May 19 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said it has seized 100 drones used by terror groups and traffickers to smuggle weapons, explosives and drugs in Punjab along the Indo-Pakistan border this year.

"This year, on 18th May 2025, BSF successfully crossed a significant landmark of recovering the 100th Pakistani drone including 111 kgs of heroin, 60 weapons, 14 hand grenades and more than 10 Kgs of high explosives from entering into Indian territory," the force, which is deployed along the Indo-Pak border said.

BSF said it has also shot down three Pakistani intruders and apprehended 66 Indian smugglers and 3 Pakistani nationals along the border.

In 2024, BSF recovered 294 such drones along the Indo-Pak border.

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