Punjab Police Bust Cross-Border Arms & Narcotics Smuggling Module Linked To Pak, 2 Arrested

The Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan with the arrest of two of its operatives and recovered 2.5 kg heroin and five sophisticated pistols from their possession, said director general of police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, here on Sunday.

The Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan with the arrest of two of its operatives and recovered 2.5 kg heroin and five sophisticated pistols from their possession, said director general of police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, here on Sunday. (HT Photo)

Those arrested have been identified as Gurjant Singh, a resident of Dholan village in Tarn Taran, and Gurvel Singh, a resident of Chhina Bidhi Chand village in Tarn Taran. The recovered weapons include four 9MM Glock pistols along with magazines and one .30 bore pistol along with magazine. Apart from recovering narcotics and arms consignments, police teams have also impounded their Mahindra XUV 3XO, being used for transporting the consignments.