Earlier, Shah had reached Amritsar amid tight security in the city while and had been received by Punjab cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.
The drone and the heroin were found in a paddy field located on the outskirts of Mahawa village in the Amritsar district of Punjab.
Punjab news: During their search, the officials recovered 29 iPhones and 245 grams of a gold chain and a ring. They also recovered 28 iPhones and 245 grams of a gold chain and a ring.
A drone was recovered from a well in Punjab's Tarn Taran district and also receovered over three kilograms of heroin was seized from Ferozepur and Amritsar in separate incidents.
The force further added that vigilant BSF troops once again thwarted the nefarious attempts of smugglers to smuggle contraband through drone.
Shah said the BJP will launch an awareness programme in Punjab and party workers will visit every block and village of the state to carry out the campaign.
The BSF recovered one big packet of suspected heroin with a gross weight of approximately 5.5 kg from Rai village in the Amritsar district.
A drone from Pakistan violated Indian Airspace and was intercepted by BSF troops of the Amritsar Sector.
Supporters of the Khalistani movement raised slogans in favour of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale on the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
The recovered consignment weighs around 5.50 kilograms.
Punjab: The incidents of Pakistani drones crossing borders have been on the rise. In a similar incident, BSF on Sunday intercepted and brought down a Pakistani drone that violated Indian airspace in Punjab's Amritsar sector.
The Border Security Force shot down a Pakistani drone in Punjab's Amritsar on Saturday.
The Amritsar-Jamnagar expressway will connect the towns of Amritsar, Bhatinda, Sangaria, Bikaner, Sanchore, Samakhiyali and Jamnagar across the four states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
According to officials, two packets suspected to be of heroin have been seized during a search.
Just a day earlier, BSF shot down two drones along the international border near Amritsar. During the search of the area, BSF troops recovered a drone along with a consignment containing 2 packets of suspected Narcotics, attached to the drone, by means of an iron ring, it said.
Abhiroj Preet Kaur studying in second class was murdered by her stepmother, police said.
Rajinder Singh, who hails from Kotli village of Jalandhar in Punjab, got into a heated argument with the air hostess and allegedly molested her on Saturday, police said.
The loud sound was heard near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Punjab: As an NSG team reached Amritsar on Tuesday, DGP Gaurav Yadav said the Punjab Police is taking the help of all agencies to probe the two blasts that took place in the city within 30 hours.
Punjab: Forensic teams reached the spot and were conducting investigation, the police said.
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