Kasur-made anklets found with over 20 kg heroin in Ferozepur border fields
Ferozepur, October 10, 2026: In a significant cross-border drug recovery, security forces have recovered 20.298 kg of heroin, valued at over Rs 100 crore in the international market, along with three pairs of silver anklets apparently made in Kasur, Pakistan, from agricultural fields in the Ferozepur border belt.
According to SSP Ferozepur Bhupinder Singh Sidhu, the recovery was made during a joint search operation conducted by teams of Ferozepur Police, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and the Border Security Force (BSF). Acting on specific intelligence regarding suspected drone activity and a consignment of narcotics, the teams searched fields near village Padhri, close to Border Out Post Pachharian.
The three pairs of Kasur-made anklets have added an unusual angle to the investigation. Investigators are trying to determine whether they were sent as a personal gift or “token of affection” to someone on the Indian side, or whether they were intended to serve as a coded identification mark between the cross-border smugglers.
What has particularly intrigued investigators is the recovery of three pairs of silver anklets packed in a jeweller's pouch. The wording printed on the pouch indicated that the anklets had been made by “Ali Waqar Jewellers”, Main Bazaar, Kasur, Pakistan.
The heroin was found concealed in a jute sack in 20 packets, weighing 20.298 kg. Officials said the consignment had apparently been dropped on the Indian side by Pakistani smugglers using a drone.
The recovery also included 12 rods, two motorcycles, one pair of pliers and two iron wires. The motorcycles were allegedly abandoned by the smugglers who fled under cover of darkness when the police operation was launched.
A case has been registered under the NDPS Act and Arms Act at Sadar Ferozepur Police Station. Police are conducting raids to identify and arrest the suspected recipients of the consignment.