6.4kg heroin, Three drones seized near Pak border
Ferozepur, Nov. 26 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered a pistol, 6.4 kg of heroin and three drones, including an assembled hexacopter and two advanced quadcopters - in operations along the Punjab frontier, officials said on Tuesday.
In its statement, the BSF reported that acting on intelligence about suspicious activity near Tahliwala village, a joint team of BSF-Punjab Police arrested two men, identified as Karnail Singh (50) of Chak Bajida, and Gurpreet Singh, alias Lovepreet Singh (27), of Tahliwala. Initial questioning revealed that the duo had recently received a heroin consignment delivered via drone from across the International Border. A case was registered at Jalalabad Sadar police station under relevant sections of the NDPS Act and the Arms Act.
A raid at the residence of key suspect Balwinder Singh in Chak Tahilwala village led to the recovery of 10 packets of heroin weighing 5.414 kg, a China-made star pistol, four magazines and 12 live cartridges. He is yet to be arrested, police said.
In a separate operation, the BSF seized an assembled hexacopter from farm near Havelian village in Tarn Taran. Earlier in the day, BSF troops recovered a DJI Air 3 drone carrying pistol parts from fields ahead of the border fencing near Chak Allabaksh village in Amritsar. BSF personnel also recovered a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone along with 1.065 kg of heroin from fields near village Dhani Phoola Singh in Fazilka....
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