BSF personnel shot down a quadcopter in Ferozepur sector
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- BSF illuminates area with “para bomb” to target drone
- A small green bag was attached to the drone and it contained 4 packets in a yellow wrapping
- A small packet in black wrapping was also attached to the drone.
The Border Security Force on Monday shot down a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector. As per the details, the drone was carrying over 4 kg of suspected banned material.
Commenting on the statement, a BSF spokesperson said that the quadcopter was detected after the soldiers hummed at around 3 am.
The spokesman said they illuminated the area with a “para bomb” to target the drone.
He said that a small green bag was attached to the drone and in it four packets were of yellow color and one small packet of black color.
The total weight of the suspected banned material, along with the packing material, is about 4.17 kg, and the black-coated packet weighs around 250 grams, the spokesperson said.
The model of the drone is DJI Matrice 300 RTX.
(with inputs from PTI)