The Border Security Force recovered two pistols and seven cartridges near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar, raising suspicions of cross-border arms smuggling, security officials said.
According to BSF sources, the weapons were found in an unclaimed packet near 11 FA village on November 30. Authorities initially suspected it was drugs smuggled using drones.
This comes at a time when cross-border drug smuggling using low-cost drones is already a cause for concern. Notably, drone seizures along the international border in Punjab doubled to 200 last month, which the BSF claimed indicated that Pakistani syndicates were pushing to “destabilize” India by fueling drug and weapons addiction.
The BSF has registered a case at the Srikaranpur police station in connection with the latest seizure, Sri Ganganagar SP Gaurav Yadav said. The Indian Express.
“In the last five years, there have been six cases of weapons being dropped using drones. He said that although drug smuggling using drones is routine now, using them for weapons is also becoming worrisome.
Police suspect Punjab’s involvement in the incident, police and BSF are now conducting further investigations.