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Meanwhile, the sleuths are documenting the number of drones withheld from passengers at the airport, which sources say, will not take the total number of drones over 20. Circular on confiscated drones from CentreWhile drones carrying explosives and arms across the border are among the latest threats to border security, drones of similar nature have been piling up at various airports across the country. The Central government recently decided to put the confiscated drones to use by different DRI and Customs field formations for their operational purposes. Other Customs and DRI formations in South India, like Bengaluru, Vishakapatnam, Kochi, Thiruvananathapuram, and Tiruchirapalli, along with Hyderabad, will transfer the confiscated drones to Chennai. At present, neither the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Customs nor the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) uses drones at the airport..