BSF Foils Pakistan's Drone Infiltration Bid, Seizes 2 Drones In Punjab Near LoC

Amritsar: Amidst a heightened tension with Pakistan , the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday recovered two Pakistani drones from separate districts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Punjab. According to the BSF officials, the two Pakistani drones seized by the security personnel were recovered in the districts of Amritsar and Gurdaspur. As per the officials, the latest seizure has added to the growing number of unmanned aerial vehicles intercepted along the international boundary.

The BSF troops, in collaboration with Punjab Police, conducted a search operation based on an input and recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone from a farming field nearby village Shahur Kalan in district Gurdaspur. 

In a separate incident, BSF troops recovered another DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone from a farming field adjacent to Bhaini Rajputana village in the district of Amritsar. These drones are presumed to have crashed due to technical interference of countermeasures deployed on the border.

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The BSF has been deploying strong technical countermeasures on the border to thwart illicit drone intrusion attempts from across the border. The continuous efforts of the BSF, in collaboration with Punjab Police, have successfully foiled these attempts. The recoveries show the relentless efforts of BSF and Punjab Police to foil cross-border smuggling attempts and dismantle networks of terrorists. 

Earlier, on April 24, the BSF and Punjab Police had recovered arms, narcotics, and drones along the Punjab border, following specific intelligence inputs from BSF sources. In a series of successful joint operations, the BSF and Punjab Police recovered a damaged DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone, a pistol, and a magazine from a harvested field near the village of Daoke in the Amritsar district. Another operation recovered a packet of suspected heroin (550 grams) near the village of Wan in the Tarn Taran district. A third operation recovered another damaged DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone near Amritsar's Rattankhurd.

Further details regarding the recovery are awaited.