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Crime
Ludhiana Police Ramp Up Probe into Drone-Delivered Heroin Hawala Payments
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 08 Oct 2026, 10:31 PM
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Punjab police are intensifying investigations into hawala transactions linked to heroin shipments that were delivered by drone in Ludhiana.
Punjab police have announced a heightened probe into hawala payments that are suspected to fund heroin shipments delivered by drone in Ludhiana. The investigation follows intelligence inputs that a network is using unmanned aerial vehicles to transport the narcotic across the city.
Officials from the state narcotics department say the financial trail is being traced through informal money‑transfer channels, commonly known as hawala, to identify the financiers behind the operation. Coordination with financial crime units is underway to map the flow of funds.
The enquiry remains ongoing, and authorities have not disclosed any arrests or seizures at this stage. Police have urged the public to report any suspicious aerial activity or unusual financial transactions that could be linked to drug trafficking.
The case highlights growing concerns among law‑enforcement agencies about the use of technology such as drones to evade traditional checkpoints and the parallel reliance on covert payment systems to sustain the trade.
Officials from the state narcotics department say the financial trail is being traced through informal money‑transfer channels, commonly known as hawala, to identify the financiers behind the operation. Coordination with financial crime units is underway to map the flow of funds.
The enquiry remains ongoing, and authorities have not disclosed any arrests or seizures at this stage. Police have urged the public to report any suspicious aerial activity or unusual financial transactions that could be linked to drug trafficking.
The case highlights growing concerns among law‑enforcement agencies about the use of technology such as drones to evade traditional checkpoints and the parallel reliance on covert payment systems to sustain the trade.