Overview
- Amritsar Commissionerate Police, which announced Tuesday's twin busts, arrested five locals and seized about 7.05 kg of heroin.
- Police said the cartels took directions from a Pakistan-based handler who used drones for drops and local runners for distribution.
- Hoshiarpur police, following Monday's checkpoint stop of an i‑20, arrested four suspects and recovered 9.925 kg of heroin with two foreign-made pistols.
- In a separate Amritsar case reported Monday, officers arrested three men and seized six pistols that investigators say were sourced from Madhya Pradesh.
- Cases are registered under India’s anti-narcotics law and the Arms Act as teams map supply chains and pursue more arrests.