Punjab: BSF retrieves China made drone from Ferozepur village field

The drone has a hold and release mechanism, which was recovered from a farming field adjacent to Rohilla Hazi village. 

The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a China-made drone near Maboke village in Punjab's Ferozepur district on Saturday.

In a media release, BSF’s Punjab Frontier clarified that Army personnel intercepted the movement of the suspected drone at 10.10 PM on Friday and immediately fired at it.

ਫਿਰੋਜ਼ਪੁਰ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਬੀਐਸਐਫ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਅਪਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਪਿੰਡ ਮੱਬੋ ਕੇ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਰਚ ਕਰਨ ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਡਰੋਨ ਬਰਾਮਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ।
During a joint operation with BSF, Ferozepur Police recovered a drone while searching the fields of Maboke village.#ActionAgainstCrime pic.twitter.com/eIGU2hS0WO

— Ferozepur Police (@Ferozepurpolice) December 9, 2023

Subsequent to the seizer, a search operation on the morning of December 9 led to the recovery of the drone. The drone has a hold and release mechanism, which was recovered from a farming field adjacent to Rohilla Hazi village. 

The media release also added that the retrieved drone is a Quadcopter (Model - DJI Mavic 3 Classic, made in China).

Notably, several attempts to smuggle arms and narcotics into Indian territory have been made by cross-border smugglers in Punjab.  In a joint operation, the BSF and Punjab Police recovered a Pakistani drone in the Amritsar sector which was recovered from a field near Dhanoe Kalan village.

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