Punjab News: BSF Shoots Down 6 Drones, Recovers 2.34 Kg Heroin Near Amritsar Border

Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) troops shot down as many as six drones and recovered 2.34 kg of heroin dropped by them in the Amritsar border area late on Thursday night.

A BSF spokesperson took to X to share the news stating that in a remarkable achievement, the BSF troops recovered six drones along with four packets of heroin in multiple incidents last night.’

𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐒𝐅 𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑

In a major operational success, alert BSF troops neutralized 𝟎𝟔 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐉𝐈 𝐌𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝟑 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝… pic.twitter.com/74ai48ZWXi

— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) July 18, 2025

Detecting the intrusion, the BSF troops deployed the counter measures which neutralised the drones coming from the Pakistan side.

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Stating that in one operation four DJI Mavic 3 Classic drones along with three packets of heroin with 1.74 kg heroin were shot down in village Pul Moran, in another operation in Roranwala Khurd village border area, another drone was shot down which carried 597 gram heroin.

Likewise, another drone was intercepted and shot down in the wee hours of Friday in Dhanoe Kalan village border area.