Leh Police Recovered Heroine from Passenger Arriving from Delhi; One Person Arrested Under the NDPS Act

19 October, 2026

Police Station Leh received credible and specific information from a reliable source that a person, identified as Jigmet Chosgyal, aged 21 years, R/o Chumathang, presently residing at Police Colony, Choglamsar, was arriving at Leh from Delhi by an IndiGo flight carrying a substantial quantity of narcotic substance (Chitta heroin) concealed in his carry bag among his personal belongings, with the intent to sell it to prospective buyers in Leh town.

On the basis of this information, a prima facie cognizable offence under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act, 1985 was made out. Accordingly, a case was registered at Police Station Leh, and investigation was taken up.

During the course of investigation, a police team acted promptly on the information and recovered approximately 21.02 grams of heroin from the possession of the aforementioned person outside KBR Airport, Leh. As per police records, this is the largest recovery of heroin in Ladakh to date.