Drone carrying heroin shot down in Amritsar, 2 held

Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, in a joint operation Sunday, shot down a drone carrying heroin near the Indo-Pak border in Kakkar village in Amritsar, according to Punjab Police DGP Gaurav Yadav.

Detailing the operation on Twitter, the Punjab Police DGP stated, “In a major breakthrough, @AmritsarRPolice, in a joint operation with #BSF, have recovered a 6-wing drone after firing and bringing it down & seized 5 Kg Heroine from village #Kakkar, which is 2 Km from International border with #Pakistan.”

“2 persons arrested with a total of 12 rounds fired from AK-47. The drone found is assembled, with parts manufactured in #USA & #China. @PunjabPoliceInd is committed to keep #Punjab safe and secure as per the policy of CM @BhagwantMann,” DGP Yadav added in another tweet.

2 persons arrested with a total of 12 rounds fired from AK-47. The drone found is assembled, with parts manufactured in #USA & #China.@PunjabPoliceInd is committed to keep #Punjab safe and secure as per the policy of CM @BhagwantMann (2/2) pic.twitter.com/V1EMpSsqgx

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) January 22, 2023

12 rounds of AK-47 were fired while taking down the drone, which reportedly was carrying 5 kg of heroin, according to officials. The recovered drone was assembled, according to DGP Yadav, with parts reportedly from the US and China.

Two persons have since reportedly been held in relation to the incident, according to the Punjab Police.