BSF shots drone, recovers more than 4kg of heroin in Ferozepur

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Border Security Force personnel shot down a drone and recovered more than 4kg of heroin in Ferozepur sector early on Monday. BSF officials said that the personnel heard a humming sound of a suspicious flying object coming from Pakistan into Indian territory at 2.55am. An alert was sounded and the personnel shot down the drone after illuminating the area by firing para bombs.

After a search, the drone was located along with a green bag attached to it. The bag contained four yellow packets and a small, black packet containing 4.17kg of heroin.

The quadcopter, DJI Matrice 300 RTX, weighed 11.4kg with a payload 4.830kg.

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