Union home minister Amit Shah has said that technological solutions were being tested for countering the menace of drones used to smuggle drugs and weapons from Pakistan. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Shah said there is no doubt that drones are being used for smuggling. In the past three months alone, the percentage of drones that were felled went up by 422%. This is a big achievement.”Drones have been used to smuggle drugs and weapons since 2019 with security forces shooting down 22 unmanned aerial vehicles that entered the Indian territory from Pakistan last year. Weapons brought into India via drones were used in the April 20 attack on an army truck in Jammu & Kashmir’s Mendhar, which left five army soldiers dead.

Source: Hindustan Times May 04, 2023 10:57 UTC