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Punjab Police Seizes 20 Kg Heroin, Busts Cross-Border Smuggling Ring in Amritsar
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News18•23-09-2026, 20:45
Punjab Police Seizes 20 Kg Heroin, Busts Cross-Border Smuggling Ring in Amritsar
- •Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence wing in Amritsar arrested four individuals and recovered 20 kg of heroin, busting a cross-border narcotics smuggling module.
- •The arrested individuals were identified as Rohan, Deepak Bakhshi, Rishabh Kumar, and Ishaan Bedi, all residents of Amritsar.
- •Police also impounded two motorcycles used for transporting the heroin consignment.
- •This seizure brings the total heroin recovered by CI Amritsar to 74 kg in just one week, following previous recoveries of 27 kg, 10 kg, and 17 kg.
- •Investigation revealed the module was operated by a Dubai-based drug smuggler in coordination with Punjab-based associates and foreign-based smugglers.
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Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence wing arrested four individuals, identified as Rohan, Deepak Bakhshi, Rishabh Kumar, and Ishaan Bedi, during the operation.
Investigations revealed that the module was operated by a Dubai-based drug smuggler who coordinated with Punjab-based associates and foreign-based smugglers.
With the latest seizure of 20 kg, the Counter Intelligence unit in Amritsar successfully recovered a total of 74 kg of heroin in just one week.
