Amritsar Police have successfully dismantled a cross-border arms smuggling module, arresting five individuals and seizing a cache of sophisticated weapons and ammunition.
Key Points
- Amritsar Police busted a cross-border arms smuggling module, arresting five individuals.
- Police recovered eight sophisticated pistols and live cartridges from the accused.
- The accused were in contact with a foreign-based smuggler via virtual numbers.
- The module allegedly received weapons and drugs via drones from across the border.
Amritsar Police has busted a cross-border arms smuggling module with the arrest of five persons and recovery of eight sophisticated pistols along with live cartridges, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.
Details Of The Arms Smuggling Operation
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were in contact with a foreign-based smuggler through virtual numbers, Yadav said in a post on X.
The module was allegedly receiving consignments of weapons and drugs through drones from across the border for further distribution among criminal elements in Punjab, he said.
A case has been registered at Chheharta police station in Amritsar.
Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and identify other members associated with the network, the DGP said.
