Two smugglers nabbed with heroin packet dropped by Pakistani drone in Punjab's Gurdaspur

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Chandigarh, Feb 2 (PTI) Two suspected narcotics smugglers were apprehended with a packet of heroin near the border area of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, a BSF official said on Sunday.

The smugglers were apprehended after they retrieved the heroin packet weighing about 550 grams that was allegedly airdropped by a Pakistani drone in Chanduwadala village late on Saturday, the Border Security Force (BSF) official added.

A metal hook was found attached to the packet, confirming that it was airdropped by drone, he further said.

BSF troops were conducting a search operation in the area while acting on intelligence regarding drone activity.

The accused are residents of the village, the official said. PTI CHS CHS SZM SZM