Punjab Police Bust Cross-Border Arms, Narcotics Smuggling Modules in Amritsar; 6 Held

August 28, 2026

In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police busted two separate modules involved in cross-border smuggling of weapons and narcotics in Amritsar and arrested six accused, recovering 2.920 kg of heroin and eight high-end pistols.

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐀𝐦𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐀𝐦𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝… pic.twitter.com/YHQboQvBxm

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) August 28, 2026

Drones Used to Receive Arms, Drugs 

According to the preliminary investigation, the accused were allegedly receiving consignments of weapons and narcotics through drones from across the border and distributing them among criminal elements in Punjab.

The operations were jointly carried out by the State Special Operation Cell, Amritsar, and Counter Intelligence, Amritsar.

Separate FIRs Registered

Separate FIRs have been registered at the State Special Operation Cell police station in Amritsar. Police are now investigating the case to trace the forward and backward linkages of the network and identify other individuals allegedly connected with the cross-border smuggling operation.

Punjab Police said it remains committed to maintaining strict vigilance against cross-border smuggling, narcotics trafficking and illegal arms networks in the state.