On January 1, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a packet containing around 480 grams of Heroin, wrapped in a yellow adhesive tape, on the outskirts of Village L S Wala in Firozpur District of Punjab, reports ANI.
On December 31, the Border Security Force (BSF) along with the district police seized a drone and 523 grams of Heroin from a farm at Mari Kamboke village in the border belt of Tarn Taran District of Punjab, reports Tribune India. According to information, the BSF troops detected and intercepted a drone from the Pakistan side that violated Indian airspace. Subsequently, the BSF and the Tarn Taran police launched an intensive search operation that led to the seizure of a Pakistani drone (DJI Mavic 3 Classic, made in China) along with 523 grams of Heroin from a field.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops of the Punjab Frontier detected and downed 107 drones and seized 442 kilograms of Heroin, 23 weapons, 505 rounds of ammunition, killed three Pakistan intruders and apprehended 23 Pakistan nationals, including two smugglers, 14 Bangladesh nationals and 95 Indian suspects, including 35 smugglers, in different incidents in Punjab in the year 2023, Hindustan Times reports on December 31. BSF authorities said they have also handed over 12 Pakistan nationals to Pakistan Rangers, who had inadvertently crossed the IB this year.