Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Rajasthan Police Seize 10kg Heroin, 11 Weapons Near Border
Police in Bikaner, a city in Rajasthan, India, stopped a smuggling plan that used a drone to drop drugs and guns from Pakistan.
They found 10 kilograms of heroin and 11 pistols, plus magazines and bullets.
A man named Virendra Singh was caught and arrested.
The police said the drugs were worth about 50 crore rupees.
This raid happened before the city’s big Independence Day parade, so the police were extra careful.
Police seized 10 kg of Afghan-origin heroin worth ~Rs 50 crore near Bikaner border.
11 foreign-made pistols, 22 magazines, 100 live cartridges, and a motorcycle were also recovered.
Operation, called Shock Wave, was led by IG Om Prakash and SP Mridul Kachhawa.
Suspect Virendra Singh arrested; he claimed the drugs were drone‑dropped from Pakistan.
The raid came ahead of Bikaner’s Independence Day celebrations, prompting heightened security.
- Who
- Rajasthan Police, IG Om Prakash, SP Mridul Kachhawa, suspect Virendra Singh
- What
- Seizure of 10 kg heroin and 11 foreign-made weapons
- When
- August 2, 2024
- Where
- Bikaner, Rajasthan, India-Pakistan border, Khajuwala area
- Why
- Prevent cross-border smuggling ahead of Independence Day celebrations
- Location
- Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
- Date
- August 2, 2024
- Seized Heroin (kg)
- 10
- Heroin Value
- Rs 50 crore
- Weapons
- 11 pistols, 22 magazines, 100 cartridges
- Suspect Arrested
- Virendra Singh
- Operation Name
- Shock Wave
