Archive · 27 Aug 2026
NCB Busts Suspected Cross-Border Heroin Network, Arresting Three in Jammu
The Narcotics Control Bureau says it found 5.160 kilograms of heroin in a vehicle in Jammu.
Two people from Baramulla were arrested at the scene.
Investigators then followed clues to another person they described as the suspected mastermind and supplier.
That person was arrested in Leh two days later.
The NCB suspects the drugs may have come from Pakistan through the Uri border area.
Officials believe the seizure could be part of a larger trafficking network.
They are investigating the money, suppliers, transporters and other people involved.
The operation followed two earlier heroin seizures in August.
The Narcotics Control Bureau seized 5.160 kilograms of heroin from a vehicle in Panjtirthi, Jammu, on August 22, 2026.
Two alleged carriers from Baramulla were arrested during the vehicle interception.
The NCB traced and arrested an alleged mastermind and supplier from Baramulla in Leh on August 24.
The agency said the heroin may have originated in Pakistan and entered India through the Uri border sector.
Investigators are examining suppliers, financial links, transporters, local associates and the intended distribution network.
- Who
- The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested three people, including two alleged carriers and an alleged mastermind and supplier from Baramulla.
- What
- The NCB reported busting a suspected cross-border heroin trafficking network and seizing 5.160 kilograms of heroin.
- When
- The vehicle was intercepted on August 22, 2026, and the alleged mastermind was arrested on August 24, 2026.
- Where
- The heroin was seized in Panjtirthi, Jammu, while the alleged mastermind was arrested in Leh, in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
- Why
- The operation followed specific intelligence and aimed to investigate and dismantle a wider trafficking network.
- Seized substance
- 5.160 kilograms of heroin
- Initial seizure
- Vehicle intercepted at Panjtirthi, Jammu, on August 22, 2026
- Initial arrests
- Two alleged carriers, both residents of Baramulla
- Total arrests
- Three people, including an alleged mastermind and supplier
- Suspected route
- The NCB said the heroin may have originated in Pakistan and entered India through the Uri border sector
- Earlier seizures
- 438 grams on August 12 and 603 grams on August 13, 2026
- Public helpline
- National Narcotics Helpline MANAS: 1933
