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Punjab ANTF and BSF Seize Nearly 20 Kg Heroin in Amritsar After Drone-Drop Tip

Investigators now focus on Pakistan-linked handlers following the NDPS case from the Bhindi Aulakh recovery.

Overview

  • Acting on intelligence about a drone-delivered consignment, joint ANTF–BSF teams set up a naka and intercepted four suspects in Amritsar.
  • Police recovered 19.980 kg of heroin packaged in five packets from agricultural fields near Bhindi Aulakh, close to the Ghogga border outpost.
  • The arrested include Sahibjit Singh, Rajwinder Singh and Ashu Sharma, along with a 17-year-old juvenile, all residents of Amritsar.
  • A Maruti Brezza and two motorcycles alleged to have been used by the suspects were impounded during the operation.
  • FIR No. 06 dated January 6, 2026, was registered under NDPS Sections 21, 25 and 29 at ANTF SAS Nagar, with the probe pursuing leads to dismantle the wider cross-border network.