Chandigarh, Oct 22 (PTI) Three packets of heroin, a drone battery and a broken drone were recovered in two separate incidents near the international border in Punjab, a BSF official said.

A joint search operation was carried out by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police on the outskirts of Mastgarh village in district Tarn Taran.

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The BSF official said three packets of heroin weighing 2.916 kg and a drone battery were recovered from a field during the operation.

In another incident, the BSF troops recovered the quadcopter in broken condition from the field near village Rao Ke Hitar in Ferozepur district on Sunday.

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“Yet another attempt of smugglers to smuggle narcotics via drone was foiled by coordinated and joint efforts of BSF and Punjab Police,” said the BSF official.

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