Punjab Police Bust Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Ring
Punjab Police arrested four people involved in cross-border arms smuggling, recovering seven weapons. The arrested were linked with Pakistan-based smugglers, supplying illegal arms to gangsters. An FIR has been lodged, and investigations are ongoing.
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In a significant breakthrough, Punjab Police announced the arrest of four individuals accused of cross-border arms smuggling on Thursday. Authorities recovered seven weapons in the operation.
The Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, revealed that the suspects were in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers and were responsible for transporting illegal weapon consignments to gangsters in the state.
Among the confiscated arms were pistols such as the PX5 9mm and Glock 9mm. An FIR has been registered under the Arms Act at PS Chheharta, Amritsar, and the police are investigating to dismantle the entire network and its connections.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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