Pakistan drone with '4 kg contraband' shot down by BSF in Punjab

A Pakistani drone carrying about 4 kg of suspected contraband was shot down by the BSF along the international border in Punjab's Ferozepur sector on Monday, said an official.

The quadcopter was detected around 3 am after troops heard a humming sound. They illuminated the area with "para bombs" to aim at the drone, said a BSF spokesperson. He said a small green coloured bag was attached to the drone and it contained four packets in yellow wrappings and one small packet in a black wrapping.

The gross weight of the suspected contraband item is about 4.17 kg, with packing material, and the packet wrapped in black weighs about 250 gram, said the spokesperson. The drone's model is DJI Matrice 300 RTX.


In 2021, Punjab witnessed 150 drones from Pakistan while several of them remained unaccounted for. Most of these were loaded with improvised explosive devices, hand grenades and weapons.