A drone allegedly being used to smuggle narcotics into India crashed near the India-Pakistan border in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Monday.
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The incident occurred on Saturday in the Narang Mandi area, located around 70 km from Lahore and approximately 8 km from the India-Pakistan border.
According to police, the drone was carrying 5 kg of heroin that was being smuggled from the Narang Mandi side into India when it crashed onto the roof of a house.
Senior police officer Bilal Zafar Sheikh said the police have seized the drone and the contraband, cordoned off the area and launched an investigation.
"Police were alerted that a drone fell on a house roof in Narang Mandi near the border area. An initial inquiry suggests a black drone 3 ft long was found on a house roof in Mohalla Rafiqabad, Gali Plaza Wali.
"A packet wrapped in yellow tape with reflective lights was found inside the drone. The packet contains 5 kg of heroin," Sheikh said. He added that police have intensified patrolling in the area. No arrests have been made so far.
According to police officials, Lahore, Sialkot and Kasur have remained major hubs for cross-border drug trafficking over the past several decades. "Payments against these smuggled drugs are made in Dubai," the police officer said.
(With inputs from PTI)
