📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / J. P. Warburton (Ludhiana Police superintendent)
Crime
Ludhiana Police Seize 3.697 kg Heroin from Ambulance‑Bound Patient’s Bag
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 16 Oct 2026, 05:36 PM
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Punjab police recovered nearly 3.7 kg of heroin from the bag of an injured person who arrived at a Ludhiana hospital by ambulance, and have registered a case.
An injured individual was transported to a Ludhiana hospital by ambulance when police officials inspected the personal belongings accompanying the patient. During the search, officers discovered a sealed bag containing 3.697 kilograms of heroin.
The seized narcotic was immediately handed over to the forensic laboratory for verification, and a formal case was lodged under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Investigators have opened a probe to trace the source of the drug shipment and to identify any accomplices.
The incident adds to a series of drug‑related seizures reported in Punjab in recent months, underscoring the ongoing challenge faced by law‑enforcement agencies in curbing illicit narcotics trafficking across the state.
The seized narcotic was immediately handed over to the forensic laboratory for verification, and a formal case was lodged under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Investigators have opened a probe to trace the source of the drug shipment and to identify any accomplices.
The incident adds to a series of drug‑related seizures reported in Punjab in recent months, underscoring the ongoing challenge faced by law‑enforcement agencies in curbing illicit narcotics trafficking across the state.