Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered more than 10 kg of narcotics in two separate operations along the international border in Punjab's Amritsar district on Wednesday, October 28, along with a Turkish-made Zigana pistol and a damaged drone, reports said on Thursday.

Source: The Tribune via Inshorts

In the first operation, personnel of the BSF's 181 Battalion noticed drone movement near the Kahngarh border outpost and searched the fields, recovering 5.010 kg of narcotic powder along with 545 grams of packing material, Vindhya First reported.

In the second operation, a BSF team acting on information at the Attari Integrated Check Post searched fields along the border and recovered 5.032 kg of heroin, 1.156 kg of packing material, a Zigana Sport pistol made by a Turkish company and a damaged DJI Matrice 400 quadcopter drone, the report said.

Summary reports of the two operations put the total narcotics recovery at over 11 kg including heroin, and said cases have been registered under the NDPS Act, the Arms Act and the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024.

Source: Vindhya First

Both cases have been registered at Gharinda police station. Investigators are now trying to establish who was meant to collect the consignments and where they were to be supplied, according to the reports.