Chandigarh, December 19

In separate incidents near Dhanoia Khurd village in the Amritsar sector along the International Border, security agencies shot down three China-made drones and seized about 1 kg heroin.

On Monday evening, a drone was intercepted by the BSF near the village. A packet containing 540 grams of heroin, which was attached to the drone with a hold and release mechanism, was recovered from the nearby fields.

After intercepting a drone in the wee hours of Tuesday, the BSF, in a joint search carried out with the Punjab Police, recovered the drone, 430 grams of heroin and a small torch near the same village.

In the afternoon, another drone was intercepted by the BSF, and later recovered, near the same village. All three seized drones are DJI Mavic-3 Classic quadcopters.