Two drones and over one kg of heroin were recovered near the International Border in Punjab's Amritsar in the past 24 hours, a Border Security Force spokesperson said on Sunday.

Acting on specific information, BSF troops and Punjab Police carried out a search operation on the outskirts of Dhanoe Khurd village in Amritsar on Saturday evening.

During the search, a China-made quadcopter and a packet of heroin weighing 545 grams were recovered from a field, the spokesperson said.

In another incident, the BSF and Punjab Police conducted a search operation on the outskirts of Attari village on Sunday evening following a tip-off.

The joint team recovered a China-made quadcopter and a packet of heroin weighing 544 grams attached to the drone with a rope.

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