Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Punjab Police bust cross-border drug, arms networks; seven held
Police in Amritsar, a city in Punjab, India, caught people who were doing something very wrong.
These people were bringing drugs and guns into India from other countries.
The police arrested seven people and found 10 pistols, more than one kilogram of heroin, and a drone.
A drone is a flying machine without a pilot inside, and it was used to carry things across the border.
Some of the guns came from faraway places like Turkiye, Austria, and China.
Police got a secret tip and then arrested the people one by one.
During questioning, some of the arrested people told police about their friends in the network, which helped police catch the others.
Police think the guns were meant to be used against someone from another gang because of an old fight.
One of the arrested people had been in trouble with the police before.
The head of Punjab Police announced the success on Monday.
Amritsar Commissionerate Police dismantled two cross-border drug and illegal arms supply networks, arresting seven individuals.
Police recovered 10 pistols, 1.054 kg heroin and a drone from the accused.
DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav announced the bust on Monday.
The accused were in contact with foreign-based smugglers who facilitated the supply of arms and heroin across the international border.
The weapons were allegedly intended to target an opposite gang member over an old rivalry, and the drone was used for sorties across the border.
- Who
- Punjab Police's Amritsar Commissionerate Police, under DGP Gaurav Yadav and Commissioner of Police Harmanbir Singh Gill, arrested seven accused.
- What
- Two cross-border drug and illegal arms supply networks were dismantled, with 10 pistols, 1.054 kg heroin and a drone recovered.
- When
- Announced on Monday by DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav.
- Where
- Amritsar, Punjab, India; the supply networks operated across the international border with foreign-based smugglers.
- Why
- To stop the illegal supply of heroin and arms; the weapons were allegedly intended to target a rival gang member over an old rivalry.
- Arrests
- 7 individuals
- Heroin recovered
- 1.054 kg
- Pistols recovered
- 10
- Cartridges recovered
- 5
- Drone recovered
- 1
- Lead agency
- Amritsar Commissionerate Police
- Announced by
- DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav
- Pistol origins
- Turkiye, Austria, China