Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], October 19 (ANI): In a joint operation with Punjab Police, the Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered a China-made quadcopter drone in broken condition from a farming field near Mastgarh village in Tarn Taran district, a senior officer said.

The senior BSF officer informed that forward deployed BSF troops intercepted the movement of drone during night hours on Wednesday near the Mastgarh village.

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Further, on Thursday, a search Operation with Punjab Police was carried out near the border fence, during which at about 10:45 am, BSF troops recovered the drone in broken condition, he said.

The recovered drone is a China made quadcopter (Model - DJI Matrice 300 RTK), the officer said.

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"Another attempt of smugglers to smuggle narcotics via drone foiled by coordinated and joint efforts of BSF and Punjab Police," he informed.

Earlier, the BSF recovered a Pakistani drone from a paddy field near the India-Pakistan border in Ferozepur district.

A search operation was launched on the outskirts of the Chak Bhange Wala village near the Ferozepur border on Saturday during which the drone was recovered from the paddy field. (ANI)

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