Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled two major cross-border drug and illegal arms supply networks with the arrest of seven individuals and recovered 10 pistols, 1.054 kg heroin and a drone from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Kuldeep Singh, alias Bhullar (28), Husanpreet Singh (21), Ahmed Raja (21), Jagseer Singh, alias Bobby (26), Navideep Singh (20), Anmoldeep Singh (19), and Manjinder Singh, alias Manga (37).
The recovered pistols include one .30 Bore Zigana (made in Turkiye), one 9mm Glock (made in Austria), one 9MM PX5, two .30 bore (made in China), two .30 bore Star mark, one .30 bore, one Glock 9MM and one .30 bore PX3 along with five cartridges.
DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed the accused were in contact with foreign-based smugglers who were facilitating the supply of illegal arms and heroin from across the international border.
Commissioner of Police (Amritsar) Harmanbir Singh Gill said acting on a tip-off, police teams initially arrested Kuldeep and Husanpreet Singh after recovering two pistols along with two cartridges from their possession. During interrogation and further investigation, the arrested accused disclosed details about their associates involved in the illegal arms supply network, he said, adding acting on their disclosures, police teams arrested Ahmed Raja and Jagseer and five more illegal pistols along three cartridges were recovered from their possession.
He said the weapons were allegedly intended to be used for targeting an opposite gang member in connection with an old rivalry. Probe has also revealed that accused Ahmed Raja has previously been involved in criminal cases, including cases related to murder, the Arms Act and theft, he added.
Sharing details of another operation, the Commissioner of Police said they initially arrested accused Navideep Singh and Anmoldeep Singh and recovered 1.054 kg heroin from their possession.
During the further course of investigation and sustained interrogation, police recovered three sophisticated pistols and one drone used for carrying out sorties across the border. He said another accused, Manjinder Singh, was arrested.
–IANS
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