The International Border in Amritsar sector remained active during the intervening night of December 20-21, with the BSF shooting down a drone and confiscating 4.3 kg of contraband. In Fazilka sector, 25 packets were seized near the barbed fencing after jawans opened fire on suspected smugglers.
The Border Security Force has stepped up vigil near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab amid increasing attempts by smugglers to push narcotics and weapons through drones under the cover of dense fog, an official has said.
Smugglers from Pakistan attempting infiltration across the International Border in Punjab's Fazilka were fired upon by the Border Security Force (BSF). which recovered 25kg of heroin during search operations.A BSF spokesperson apprised that .
The international border in the Punjab sector remained active during the night intervening December 20 and 21, with the Border Security Force shooting down a drone near Amritsar and seizing 25 suspicious packets near the fence in Fazilka area after opening fire on suspected smugglers.