Acting on specific intelligence developed over a prolonged period, NCB officials tracked the movement of an illicit consignment transported through dense forest routes in Manipur and ferried on small motorboats along the Barak River to evade routine security checks.
Acting on specific intelligence developed over an extended period, NCB teams tracked a heroin consignment moving through dense forest corridors along the Myanmar-Manipur border. To avoid conventional highway surveillance and police checkpoints, traffickers allegedly used small motorboats
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said 12 brand-new .30 bore pistols, smuggled via drone, and 1.5 kg of heroin were seized, exposing links to Pakistan-based smugglers and Europe-based handlers.
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police has arrested a man with 7 kg and 122 grams of heroin. The arrested, identified as Yasin Mohammad, is a known smuggler who has four prior cases under the NDPS, Arms Act, and snatching, said the police.
Punjab Police's intensive anti-drug campaign, 'Yudh Nashian Virudh', has completed six months with significant breakthroughs in the state's battle against narcotics. Since March 1, 2025, police have registered 17,957 FIRs and arrested 27,796 drug smugglers, leading to the recovery of 1,129 k
The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a multi-layered narcotics and arms smuggling network, arresting five people and seizing 1.5 kg of heroin and seven illegal weapons.
The operation was conducted on the directions of the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.
Police recovered and seized 20,000 Yaba tablets and 216 grams of heroin in Assam's Cachar district, officials said. Five people have been arrested by the police in the case.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amandeep Kondal said that the seizure was made during a targeted operation by the CIA-1 team, which stopped a suspicious black SUV.
According to the preliminary investigation, "foreign-based Jassa" and his partners have strong links with their India-based associate, Jodhbir Singh, a resident of Amritsar Rural. Jodhbir was working on the instructions of his foreign handlers, Punjab Police DGP Gaurav Yadav shared the infor