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Drone Carrying Heroin Shot Near India-Pakistan Border In Punjab's Amritsar, 2 Held

The unmanned aeri🎶al vehicle carrying five kg of h🀅eroin was shot down in Kakkar village, Punjab Police said.

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 In a joint operation by Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, a drone carrying drugs was shot down near the India-Pakistan international border in Amꦜritsar on Sunday, officials said.

The unmanned aerial vehicle carrying five kg of h♎eroin was shot down in Kakkar village, Punjab Police said.

"In a major brea🔯kthrough, Amritsar police, in a joint operation with BSF, have recovered a 6 wing drone after firing and bringing it down & seized 5 Kg heroin from village Kakkar, which is 2 Km from International border with Pakistan,” Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said in a tweet.

He said two people have also been arrested. A total of 12 rounds from an AK-47 were fired towꩲards the ౠdirection of the drone.

“The drone found is assembled, with partsꦿ manufactured in the USA and China,” the DCP said.

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