The USA-made sophisticated drone, which was recovered by the Amritsar-rural police with the busting of a high-profile trans-border drug smuggling module, was being operated by Pakistani smugglers for the smuggling of heroin, said officials privy to the investigation.
A team of Amritsar-rural police had arrested Dilbagh Singh and Jagdish Singh of Dhanoia Khurd, which is situated along the international border, with the recovery of 10 kg of heroin and a USA-made drone, on Sunday. The accused, according to police, had been involved in the cross-border smuggling racket for the last three years. Police had also said that the accused, who had been evading their detection by adopting alternative modus operandi, had been smuggling the Pakistani heroin to various states of India.
The recovered drone is a DJI series drone, worth 20 lakhs, having hi-tech features including long-lasting battery back up and infrared-based night vision camera.
“We had a tip-off that the accused had gone near the border to collect a consignment of heroin. They were arrested during a barricading when they were travelling in a Maruti Suzuki Brezza car. 10 kg heroin and the drone were seized from their car,” said one of the investigating official.
He said, “Our preliminary investigation has found that the drone was being operated by Pakistani smugglers. On the day of the accused’s arrest, the drone had successfully made three sorties—each carrying 2.5 kg heroin. When the fourth sortie for the smuggling of...
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