Punjab: BSF intercepts another drone coming from Pakistan in Ferozepur

In but another such incident, the Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a drone suspected to have come from Pakistan to Indian territory in Punjab’s Ferozepur district on Monday, November 13. According to the BSF officers, the drone was intercepted close to Tindi Wala village in the district. “As per the laid-down drill, BSF troops immediately reacted to stop the misadventure by smugglers,” stated BSF. 

There have been a number of cases of BSF-recovered drones, utilized by drug smugglers, which have come from throughout the Pakistan border in Punjab. Earlier on Sunday (November 12), BSF recovered a China-made quadcopter drone at Bhopal village in Amritsar. “Yet another attempt by smugglers to smuggle narcotics via drone was foiled by BSF and Punjab Police,” stated BSF. 

BSF discovers China-made Quadcopter 

In an analogous incident on Sunday itself, a joint workforce of the BSF and Punjab Police recovered a drone in the Nesta village of Punjab’s Amritsar. According to BSF, the China-made Quadcopter was recovered from the outskirts of the Nesta village in Amritsar. 

In but another such incident on November 10, the BSF had recovered another China-made Pakistani quadcopter drone close to the International Border in. The Central Armed Police Force stated the drone was recovered based mostly on particular data, adopted by a search operation launched by the border guarding drive close to Naushera Dhalla village in Tarn Taran.

About BSF

The Border Security Force is India’s border guarding organisation at its borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is among the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India, and was raised in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 “for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for related matters”. It can also be answerable for guarding the three,323 km India-Pakistan border working alongside Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

(With ANI inputs)

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