The senior superintendent of police said following an input, a search operation was carried out during which the assault rifle and cartridges were recovered.
An assault rifle AK-47 along with 37 live cartridges were recovered from an agricultural field near Ghoda Chakk village in the Mamdot area of Ferozepur along the India-Pakistan border, an official said on Thursday.
The police suspected that the weapon and cartridges were dropped by a drone from across the border.
Senior superintendent of police Bhupinder Singh said following an input, a search operation was carried out during which the assault rifle and cartridges were recovered.