Punjab Police seize Pakistan-linked weapons cache in Amritsar, three held
The search of the suspects yielded a live hand grenade, an AK-47 assault rifle along with a magazine, a modified .30 bore pistol, and a semi-automatic gun.
The search of the suspects yielded a live hand grenade, an AK-47 assault rifle along with a magazine, a modified .30 bore pistol, and a semi-automatic gun.
Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted an alleged cross-border arms smuggling module, arresting two suspected traffickers and recovering seven sophisticated pistols and 40 live cartridges. Police are probing the network's international links and supply chain.
Amritsar Police claimed to have busted a Pakistan-linked cross-border drone arms smuggling module, arresting four accused and recovering 10 sophisticated pistols during an intelligence-led operation.
Amritsar Commissionerate Police, in a joint operation with a central agency, dismantled an alleged interstate network involved in arms trafficking, narcotics smuggling and hawala transactions. Seven people, including an Afghan national and a juvenile, were apprehended, while police seized sophisticated firearms, over 5 kg of heroin and ₹30.38 lakh.
Multiple reports have suggested that unknown assailants allegedly opened fire outside the Amritsar residence of Kapil Sharma in a shocking late-night incident, triggering security concerns in the city.
Amritsar Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar revealed that the module was spearheaded by Akashdeep Singh, alias Akash, a habitual offender previously incarcerated in a high-profile heroin smuggling case.
Amritsar police restricted public movement in certain areas on Wednesday to investigate the nature of a sudden blast reported in Khasa near the cantonment area in Amritsar on Tuesday.
In a major blow to the illegal pharma opioid supply network, the Amritsar Police Commissionerate unearthed a Tramadol supply chain as part of the ongoing war against drugs in the state.
In a major breakthrough in the fight against cross-border drug trafficking, the Commissionerate Police Amritsar has busted a well-organised heroin smuggling network with direct links to Pakistan-based smugglers.
The police recovered 1.15 kg of heroin, five sophisticated pistols, and Rs 9.7 lakh in drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
