Overview
- BSF apprehended a suspected smuggler near Pakhoke Mahimara in Gurdaspur and recovered 11.08 kg of heroin along with a pistol, with packets prepared for cross-border drops using taped hooks and illuminating strips.
- Amritsar Commissionerate Police arrested five suspects and seized six pistols, including a Glock 9mm, and about 1.10 kg of heroin, with FIRs registered under the Arms Act and NDPS Act as inquiries trace Pakistan-based handlers.
- Punjab Police separately arrested Arun Singh in an alleged MP-based weapons module and recovered nine pistols, saying the cache was tied to a planned target killing and that further arrests are expected.
- Jammu Police said two peddlers were caught with 3.260 kg of heroin in a racket linked to Pakistan- and Punjab-based smugglers, as financial probes in Poonch froze dozens of bank accounts and followed recent property attachments.
- BSF reported additional coordinated recoveries across Punjab border sectors, including drones and heroin packets, while Delhi Police announced fresh arrests and drug seizures as part of wider follow-up actions.