Vigilant BSF troops recover pistol parts, heroin packet, drone in three separate incidents on Punjab border
Ferozepur, May 4, 2025: Today in the morning hours, a search operation by BSF troops was conducted in the suspected border area of Ferozepur, following an intelligence input. The troops successfully recovered a packet containing 01 pistol body (without slide) with 02 magazines from a farming field adjacent to the village- Lakha Singh Wala Hither in Ferozepur district.
In the second incident today, based on the information of BSF intelligence wing, a search operation was launched by BSF troops in a suspected area, and at about 12:35 pm, the party recovered 01 packet of suspected heroin (Gross weight- 550 Grams) from a farming field adjacent to village- Mahawa of district Amritsar. The packet was wrapped with white cotton cloth, and an improvised loop with two illuminating strips was found attached to it.
In yet another incident today, a joint search operation by BSF in collaboration with Punjab Police was conducted on the basis of information provided by the BSF intelligence wing. The search culminated in the recovery of 01 DJI AIR 3 S drone from a farming field adjacent to village- Mehdipur of district Tarn Taran.
Reliable input from the BSF intelligence wing and swift action of the troops once again foiled the smuggling attempt of arms and narcotics from across the border.