Cross-border drug network busted in Amritsar district; 5 kg heroin seized

The Amritsar Commissionerate Police have arrested a key operative of a cross-border drug trafficking syndicate and seized 5.025 kilograms of heroin during a meticulously planned intelligence-based operation.

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav confirmed that the arrested individual, Rajpal Singh, 25, a resident of Chheharta here, was an active member of a trans-border network with direct links with a Pakistan-based handler.

“Preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused was utilising the Dera Baba Nanak sector to retrieve heroin consignments clandestinely dropped across the International Border using drones,” said the DGP.

Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said Rajpal’s arrest followed investigative leads stemming from an earlier case wherein another accused, Lucky, had been apprehended with 3 kilograms of heroin in August 2025.

Acting upon credible intelligence, the police detained Rajpal on October 19 and subsequently recovered the heroin cache after his disclosure statement.

“The accused had adopted sophisticated methods to evade detection, concealing the narcotics in bags filled with clothes and transporting them via public transport to distribution points in Jalandhar and Ludhiana,” he revealed.

The police anticipate additional arrests and recoveries as the investigation progresses.

A case had already been registered under Sections 21-B, 21-C, 27-A, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on August 7 at the Chheharta police station here.