The Border Security Force intercepted a fifth Pakistani drone in the last four days that intruded into India from along the International Border in Punjab to drop a drugs consignment, officials said on Monday.
The latest drone was “downed” in the Amritsar sector.
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The Border Security Force has recovered the large black-coloured drone with a payload of suspected narcotics attached beneath it, they said.
The quantity and quality of the consignment is being ascertained, the officials added.
This is the fifth reported interception of a “rogue” unmanned aerial vehicle along the Punjab border since May 19.
A few more instances of troops picking up the buzzing sound of a drone were reported over the last four days but nothing more could be established, the officials said.
The BSF troops shot down two drones and intercepted a third along the front on Friday (May 19).
A BSF spokesperson had said the third drone fell into Pakistani territory and could not be recovered.
