Two suspected Pakistani drones were shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday evening when the UAVs attempted to enter India through the international border in Punjab, a force spokesman said.
Both incidents were reported from forward areas of Amritsar district.
The first drone, a black quadcopter branded ‘DJI Matrice 300 RTK’, was recovered from Udhar Dhariwal village in Amritsar district, a BSF spokesperson said on Saturday.
BSF troops intercepted this unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by firing around 9 pm on Friday, he said.
The second drone, a quadcopter of the same brand “DJI Matrice RTK 300”, was recovered from Rattan Khurd village in the same district after soldiers fired at it at around 9.30pm, the spokeswoman said.
In the second case, two packages attached to the drone containing 2.6 kg of suspected heroin were also found, he added.