Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Punjab Police Bust Drone-Linked Heroin Smuggling Module; Four Arrested
Police in Punjab say they stopped a group accused of moving illegal heroin.
Four people were arrested in Amritsar.
Officers said they recovered 20 kilograms of heroin.
They also seized two motorcycles.
Police believe the drugs had been flown across the border using drones.
The drugs were allegedly collected near Rajatal in Tarn Taran district.
Investigators say a Dubai-based smuggler was coordinating with people in Punjab and abroad.
Police have registered a case and are investigating the rest of the network.
Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence wing in Amritsar arrested four people and recovered 20 kg of heroin.
Police said the consignment was sent by drones from across the India-Pakistan border near Rajatal in Tarn Taran district.
The suspects were allegedly transporting the heroin toward Dana Mandi near Satlani Sahib Gurudwara in Amritsar.
Investigators said the module was allegedly operated by a Dubai-based smuggler with Punjab-based and foreign-based associates.
The seizure brought heroin recovered by CI Amritsar to 74 kg in one week; two motorcycles were also impounded.
- Who
- Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence wing arrested Rohan, Deepak Bakhshi, Rishabh Kumar and Ishaan Bedi; DGP Gaurav Yadav announced the action.
- What
- A cross-border narcotics smuggling module was allegedly busted, with 20 kg of heroin recovered and four people arrested.
- When
- The report was dated September 23, and the seizure was described as the fourth major recovery by CI Amritsar in one week.
- Where
- The suspects were intercepted near Dana Mandi and Satlani Sahib Gurudwara in Amritsar; police linked the consignment to Rajatal near the India-Pakistan border in Tarn Taran district.
- Why
- Police said the heroin was allegedly being transported for delivery to another party as part of a network coordinated by a Dubai-based smuggler and associates.
- Heroin recovered
- 20 kg
- Arrests
- Four individuals
- Additional seizure
- Two motorcycles
- Weekly recovery total
- 74 kg of heroin recovered by CI Amritsar
- Earlier recoveries
- 27 kg, 10 kg and 17 kg
- Alleged coordination
- A Dubai-based smuggler, Punjab-based associates and foreign-based smugglers
- Legal action
- A case was registered under relevant sections of the NDPS Act at the State Special Operation Cell police station in Amritsar
