Punjab Newsline | Amritsar
Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence team in Amritsar has busted a cross-border arms smuggling module and arrested five accused, recovering a cache of weapons and ammunition from their possession.
The seizure includes one .30-bore assault rifle, two hand grenades, 13 pistols, including four Glock pistols, and 25 live cartridges.
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav shared details of the operation on his official X account, confirming the recovery and the arrest of five suspects.
According to the police, the operation has exposed an arms smuggling network suspected of being involved in the cross-border movement of weapons. The arrested accused are being questioned to identify other individuals linked to the network and establish the source and intended destination of the recovered weapons.
The identities of the accused have not yet been disclosed. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, in connection with the case.
Further investigation is underway to determine where the weapons consignment originated, how it was brought into the region and who was supposed to receive it. Police are also working to establish the possible involvement of other members of the smuggling network.
