Chandigarh, March 19: Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of six accused persons, including one juvenile, and recovered seven sophisticated pistols from their possession in Amritsar district.
Accused identified, weapons seized
Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said those arrested have been identified as Saroop Singh, Chamkaur Singh and Gurpreet Singh, a trio from Amritsar, Manish Kumar of Batala, and Vansh Sharma of Tarn Taran. The recovered lethal weapons include five 9 mm Glock pistols and two .30 bore pistols.
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DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were in contact with a foreign-based handler operating from Portugal, facilitating the smuggling of illegal arms from Pakistan via drones. The accused used to retrieve these consignments and further supply them to criminal elements, he said.
