Mann urges Shah to make drone registration compulsory

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to make registration of drones compulsory, saying unmanned aerial vehicles were being used for cross-border smuggling of weapons and heroin. Taking part in a virtual meeting on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ chaired by Shah, Mann also suggested that anti-drone technology or jammers be installed along the international border with Pakistan to check the smuggling in of drugs and weapons. A state-of-the-art regional drone forensic lab may be set up in Punjab, preferably in Amritsar, in order to trace the origin, destination and route maps of drones, he added. The chief minister apprised the Union minister of his government's action against drugs and smugglers and said Punjab is the first state to constitute a special task force to effectively implement laws against drug trafficking, apprehend traffickers and disrupt the supply chain.