25 kg heroin recovered in Amritsar, three held

The Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar busted a narcotics smuggling network, arresting three individuals and recovering 25 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav in a statement.

The arrested accused were identified as Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Jandaur village in Hoshiarpur; Ravi Kumar, a resident of Kirpal Colony in Dasuya, Hoshiarpur; and Vishal Singh, a resident of Fatahpur in Amritsar. Apart from recovering contraband, police teams have also impounded their Hyundai Verna car (PB10-GS-7779), which was being used for drug smuggling.

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The development came a day after CI Amritsar had arrested three individuals linked to two narcotics smuggling networks and recovered 13 kg heroin from their possession.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigations revealed that the accused operated under the direction of a cross-border smuggler and collected heroin consignments from various locations for delivery across Punjab.

Sharing operational details, he said that police teams from CI Amritsar had received reliable input that suspects Bhupinder Singh and Ravi Kumar are expected to meet their associate Vishal Singh on Mehta Road at village Gill in Amritsar for a major heroin deal.

Acting swiftly, police teams laid Nakas and intercepted Bhupinder Singh, Ravi Kumar and Vishal Singh near Dana Mandi of village Gill in Amritsar. During the search, police recovered 8 kg of heroin from Vishal Singh and 17 kg of heroin from Bhupinder Singh and Ravi Kumar.

The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to identify all associates involved, and uncover the entire supply chain.

In this regard, a case FIR No. 44 dated 07-07-2026 under section 21, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar.