Chandigarh, February 9 The Punjab Police has busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling operation with the arrest of five individuals in Amritsar, said the state's Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, on Monday.
The police recovered six pistols along with 10 cartridges, 115 grams of heroin, and ₹11.90 lakh in cash.
"In an intelligence-led operation under #GangstranTeVaar, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling operation, arrested five accused, and recovered six sophisticated pistols, 10 live cartridges, 115 grams of heroin, and ₹11.90 lakh in drug money," Yadav said in a post on X.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused are actively involved in a cross-border smuggling network and are engaged in illegal arms and drug trafficking, the DGP said.
An FIR has been registered at the Police Station Cantonment in Amritsar, under the Arms Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The investigation is also focusing on the forward and backward linkages, he further said.