DRI seizes 5.6 kg of heroin in Phagwara, Punjab; Four drug traffickers arrested in intelligence-led operation

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted an intelligence-led operation on October 21, 2026, in Phagwara, Punjab, resulting in the seizure of 5.6 kg of heroin and the arrest of four drug traffickers. Acting on intelligence regarding narcotics movement via public transport, DRI officers intercepted a bus and identified four suspects. A personal search conducted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, uncovered ten packets of heroin concealed in a backpack. The operation highlights ongoing efforts by enforcement agencies to disrupt illicit narcotics supply chains.