Punjab Police Foils Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Ring Linked to Pakistan, Arrests Two
Punjab Police seizes weapons, arrests two operatives in cross-border smuggling case.
Chandigarh, Sep 15: Punjab Police on Monday announced the bust of a cross-border weapon smuggling module with ties to Pakistan, resulting in the arrest of two individuals.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the Fazilka Police acted on a specific tip-off to dismantle the network. Two accused, identified as Surinder Singh and Gurpreet, were apprehended while authorities seized five foreign-made pistols and nine magazines.
“Preliminary investigations reveal that the weapons were sourced from Pakistan via a foreign-based entity, intended for use by criminal gangs in Punjab. The arrested individuals were attempting to deliver the arms to ground operatives under directions from their foreign handlers,” the DGP said in a post on X.
An FIR under the Arms Act has been registered at the Sadar Police Station in Fazilka. Yadav added that further investigations are underway to expose and dismantle the entire smuggling network, including its foreign and domestic linkages.
