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BSF Seizes Drone, Pistols and 1.664 Kg Heroin in Punjab Border Ops

Officials credit intelligence cues plus aerial monitoring for thwarting drone-borne smuggling by Pakistan-based networks.

Overview

  • In three separate intelligence-based actions along the India–Pakistan border on November 14, BSF recovered contraband and a drone in Ferozepur and Amritsar districts.
  • Troops found a DJI Mavic 3 Classic in fields near Kamal Wala village in Ferozepur, with officials saying it was believed to be used for smuggling.
  • Two pistols were recovered from crop fields near Raja Rai village in Ferozepur, with officials indicating they may have been dropped by a drone or left by smugglers.
  • After surveillance flagged suspicious aerial movement near Pandori village in Amritsar late at night, troops recovered a heroin packet weighing 1.664 kilograms.
  • BSF says units remain on high alert across Punjab, and the force reports intercepting 251 Pakistani drones in 2025 to date alongside major seizures of drugs and weapons.