{
  "id": 5879828,
  "title": "Two routes, one destination: How heroin is entering Jammu from Punjab and Kashmir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/two-routes-one-destination-how-heroin-is-entering-jammu-from-punjab-5879828",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T01:20:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/two-routes-one-destination-how-heroin-is-entering-jammu-from-punjab-and-kashmir-10865004/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the past fortnight, two significant narcotics hauls have shed light on the influx of heroin into Jammu, originating from both Kashmir and Punjab, according to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials. Two distinct routes have been identified in this smuggling operation - one through the Punjab-Jammu corridor and another via Uri in North Kashmir.\n\nDuring a recent operation, 522 grams of heroin were seized from a passenger on a bus heading towards Jammu, which had crossed the border from Punjab near Samba's New Bus Stand on September 3. This discovery led investigators to Ludhiana, Punjab, where another 197 grams of heroin were recovered in a follow-up operation on September 4. Aqib Bashir, a resident of Pulwama's Kakapora area, has since been arrested in connection with these seizures, prompting an ongoing investigation into the broader narcotics network.\n\nEarlier this month, another major operation uncovered 5.160 kg of heroin in a vehicle parked in Jammu city’s Panjtirthi area on August 22. This consignment is believed to have entered from Pakistan through the Uri sector. The investigation into this case extended to Ladakh, resulting in the arrest of three individuals of Baramulla origin in Leh. Collectively, the two operations have led to a seizure of 6.920 kg of heroin.\n\nIn addition to these high-profile seizures, NCB officials have also conducted two separate operations targeting drug-affected areas within Jammu and Samba belt. These operations yielded an additional 438 grams and 603 grams of heroin, respectively. An NCB spokesperson emphasized the agency's commitment to tracking the full trafficking chain, from source to destination, with the aim of identifying and dismantling the entire network. Ongoing investigations are focused on uncovering the source, intended recipients, financiers, and associates of these drug trafficking organizations, as well as tracing their wider interstate and cross-border connections.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Two routes, one destination: How heroin is entering Jammu from Punjab and Kashmir",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/two-routes-one-destination-how-heroin-is-entering-jammu-from-punjab",
        "published": "2026-09-06T01:20:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}