Chandigarh, February 9 The Punjab Police has busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of five people in Amritsar, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.
The police also recovered six pistols along with 10 cartridges, 115 grams of heroin, and ₹11.90 lakh in cash from their possession.
Those arrested have been identified as Simranjeet Singh alias Mannu (24), Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi (20), Sukhraj Singh alias Joga (24), and Sajan Singh alias Gursajan Singh alias Ladda, all residents of village Roda Wala Kalan in Amritsar; and Molakdeep Singh (23), a resident of village Ranike in Amritsar.
The recovered pistols include two 9mm Glock pistols made in Austria, one Zigana pistol made in Turkey, two .32 bore pistols, and one .30 bore pistol, along with 10 live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded the accused's Hyundai Creta car, which they were using for smuggling.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were actively linked to a cross-border smuggling network and were receiving arms and narcotics consignments via drones from across the border.
Further investigation is ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, said, acting on credible information regarding cross-border smuggling links, police teams arrested the accused, along with a car and recovered two .32 bore pistols from their possession.
During further interrogation, additional recoveries were made, leading to the seizure of four more pistols, 115 gm of heroin, and ₹11.90 lakh in drug money, indicating their involvement in organised illegal arms and narcotics activities, he said.
Bhullar said the probe revealed that accused Simranjeet alias Mannu, Molakdeep Singh, and Gurpreet Singh were repeat offenders and were earlier involved in drug cases.
He said that investigation has also revealed that Mannu had worked as a truck driver in Dubai. Police teams are investigating the financial trail and hawala links of this network, he added.
The police also recovered six pistols along with 10 cartridges, 115 grams of heroin, and ₹11.90 lakh in cash from their possession.
Those arrested have been identified as Simranjeet Singh alias Mannu (24), Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi (20), Sukhraj Singh alias Joga (24), and Sajan Singh alias Gursajan Singh alias Ladda, all residents of village Roda Wala Kalan in Amritsar; and Molakdeep Singh (23), a resident of village Ranike in Amritsar.
The recovered pistols include two 9mm Glock pistols made in Austria, one Zigana pistol made in Turkey, two .32 bore pistols, and one .30 bore pistol, along with 10 live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded the accused's Hyundai Creta car, which they were using for smuggling.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were actively linked to a cross-border smuggling network and were receiving arms and narcotics consignments via drones from across the border.
Further investigation is ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, said, acting on credible information regarding cross-border smuggling links, police teams arrested the accused, along with a car and recovered two .32 bore pistols from their possession.
During further interrogation, additional recoveries were made, leading to the seizure of four more pistols, 115 gm of heroin, and ₹11.90 lakh in drug money, indicating their involvement in organised illegal arms and narcotics activities, he said.
Bhullar said the probe revealed that accused Simranjeet alias Mannu, Molakdeep Singh, and Gurpreet Singh were repeat offenders and were earlier involved in drug cases.
He said that investigation has also revealed that Mannu had worked as a truck driver in Dubai. Police teams are investigating the financial trail and hawala links of this network, he added.
