Archive · 24 Aug 2026
CBN Seizes 18.64 Kg Crude Heroin in Uttar Pradesh
Officials found a large amount of illegal heroin in Uttar Pradesh.
They said the drugs had come from northeastern India.
The Central Bureau of Narcotics conducted two operations near Lucknow and Barabanki.
In the first operation, officers stopped an Assam-registered SUV.
They discovered a hidden compartment inside its fuel tank containing 16.46 kilograms of heroin.
In the second operation, officers stopped a truck and found 2.16 kilograms more.
Three people connected to the trafficking network were arrested.
The vehicles and drugs were taken by the authorities, and a case was filed under India’s drug law.
The Central Bureau of Narcotics seized 18.64 kilograms of crude heroin in two operations near Lucknow and Barabanki.
Officials said the drugs originated in northeastern India and were headed for consumption in Uttar Pradesh.
An Assam-registered SUV intercepted near Lucknow contained 16.46 kilograms of heroin hidden in 25 waterproof packages inside a fabricated fuel-tank compartment.
A separate truck intercepted near Barabanki yielded another 2.16 kilograms of crude heroin.
Three alleged network members were arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Narcotics, three arrested suspects, and an alleged inter-state trafficking network.
- What
- Officials seized 18.64 kilograms of crude heroin in two operations and confiscated two vehicles and the consignment.
- When
- The SUV operation took place on August 21, 2026, after surveillance during the intervening night of August 20–21; the article gives no separate date for the truck interception.
- Where
- Near Lucknow and Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, along routes linked to the Sultanpur–Lucknow Highway and Siliguri–Lucknow corridor.
- Why
- The CBN acted on intelligence about drugs being moved from northeastern India to Lucknow and for consumption in Uttar Pradesh.
- Total heroin seized
- 18.64 kilograms of crude heroin
- Lucknow recovery
- 16.46 kilograms found in 25 waterproof packages inside a fabricated SUV fuel-tank compartment
- Barabanki recovery
- 2.16 kilograms recovered from a heavy truck
- Arrests
- Three alleged members of the inter-state trafficking network
- Legal action
- Cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- Seized property
- Two transport vehicles and the entire consignment were confiscated
- Suspected route
- From northeastern India toward Lucknow and other parts of Uttar Pradesh