DRI seizes 15.59 kg of amphetamine, cocaine and heroin in three operations; five arrested

5 October 2026

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized a cumulative 15.59 kg of amphetamine, cocaine and heroin in three intelligence-led operations conducted on 29 and 30 September 2026. Five persons were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
On 30 September, DRI and the Central Bureau of Narcotics signalled a Mahindra Thar to stop at the Ujjain-Dewas Toll Plaza in Madhya Pradesh. The driver broke through the barricade and was intercepted after a chase of about 1.5 hours near Bicholi Mardana, Indore. Twenty-one packets holding 7.116 kg gross of amphetamine were recovered from the spare tyre mounted on the rear door, and all three occupants were arrested.
On 29 September, a passenger arriving from Doha at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, was found carrying seven chocolate tubes that were heavier than their marked weight; they held 207 capsules with 4.9 kg gross of cocaine.
In the third operation on 29 September, officers watching vehicles near Phillaur on the outskirts of Jalandhar, Punjab, recovered 3.574 kg of heroin from a passenger travelling in a rental car-pooling taxi.
The Directorate said the three cases show diverse trafficking routes and new concealment methods.