DRI seizes around 7 kg amphetamine, 5 kg cocaine and 3.5 kg heroin in three operations as it intensifies crackdown on drug trafficking; 5 arrested

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in coordination with the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), conducted three separate intelligence-led operations on September 29–30, 2026, seizing a cumulative quantity of 15.59 kg of illicit drugs including Amphetamine, Cocaine, and Heroin. Five individuals were arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985. The operations involved an interception following a high-speed vehicle chase in Madhya Pradesh, the detection of cocaine concealed inside chocolate tubes in a passenger's baggage at Hyderabad airport, and the recovery of heroin from a passenger in a car-pooling taxi in Punjab.