Police bust cross-border arms, drug smuggling module in Amritsar

Punjab Police busted a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of two individuals in Amritsar, and recovered 15 illegal pistols and 5 kg heroin from their possession, a police officer said on Monday.

Those arrested have been identified as Deepak Singh, a resident of Rorawala Khurd and Shubhpreet Singh alias Shubh, resident of Verka-Majitha Bypass in Amritsar., Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav



said.

Investigation revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based handlers, and were receiving consignments of illegal arms and drugs for further supply in the region as directed by their handlers, Yadav said in a post on X.

The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish the complete forward and backward linkages in this case to identify other persons involved, and dismantle the wider illegal arms and drug trafficking networks.