Archive · 5 Sep 2026
NCB Uncovers Two Heroin Routes Into Jammu and Kashmir
The Narcotics Control Bureau found two ways heroin was being brought into Jammu and Kashmir.
One route allegedly came directly from Pakistan through the Uri sector.
The other route passed through Punjab.
On September 3, officers found 522 grams of heroin on a passenger bus near Samba.
They then traced the drugs to Ludhiana and found another 197 grams there.
In total, that linked operation recovered 719 grams.
Earlier searches found more heroin in Jammu and in two local drug-affected neighborhoods.
Investigators are still looking for the people who supplied, financed and distributed the drugs.
The Narcotics Control Bureau seized 6.920 kilograms of heroin through operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
Investigators identified routes from Pakistan through Uri and through the Punjab-Jammu and Kashmir corridor.
On September 3, officials recovered 522 grams of heroin from a passenger bus near Samba's New Bus Stand.
A follow-up operation in Ludhiana recovered another 197 grams, bringing the linked seizure to 719 grams.
Earlier and linked operations also recovered 5.160 kilograms in Jammu, 438 grams and 603 grams in drug-affected bastis, with further investigation underway.
- Who
- The Narcotics Control Bureau's Jammu Zonal Unit and people allegedly involved in the heroin networks.
- What
- Authorities uncovered two supply routes and seized 6.920 kilograms of heroin.
- When
- The latest interception occurred on September 3; other operations were described as earlier, with no years specified.
- Where
- Operations took place in Jammu, Samba, the Jammu-Samba belt, Ludhiana, Punjab, and the Uri sector, with the investigation reaching Leh.
- Why
- The NCB said it is seeking to dismantle trafficking networks and identify suppliers, financiers, distributors and other associates.
- Total heroin seized
- 6.920 kilograms
- Latest interception
- 522 grams recovered from a passenger bus near New Bus Stand in Samba on September 3
- Linked Punjab operation
- 197 grams recovered in Ludhiana
- Samba-Ludhiana total
- 719 grams of heroin
- Earlier Jammu seizure
- 5.160 kilograms
- Basti operations
- 438 grams and 603 grams recovered in two operations in the Jammu-Samba belt
- Investigation
- The NCB is tracing sources, intended recipients, financial links and other network members