Punjab Police Bust Pak-Linked Smuggling Module, Seize 8 Pistols And 1 Kg Heroin

Chandigarh: Punjab police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module with Pakistan links with the arrest of its three operatives and recovered eight sophisticated weapons, 1 kg heroin and Rs 2.9 lakh drug money from their possession.

Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said that those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, Kulwinder Singh, both residents of Ferozepur and Ashmandeep Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran.

The recovered weapons include three 9MM Glock pistols, three .30 bore Chinese pistols and two .30 bore PX-5 pistols, he said and added that police teams have also impounded their Splendor motorcycle.

DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused were acting under the directions of Pakistan-based smuggler identified as Sikandar Noor, a resident of Manihala in Pakistan, who has been using drones to drop weapon consignments from across the border. The arrested accused were further distributing the arms to gangsters across Punjab with intention to fuel criminal activities in the state, he said.

Police said following a specific intelligence about retrieval of weapons and narcotics consignments from near Indo-Pak border areas falling under the jurisdiction of districts Ferozepur and Tarn Taran, police teams apprehended three persons from near railway road, Tarn Taran, and recovered illegal weapons and narcotics from their possession, he added.