Cross-border smuggling module busted, two held with 2.5kg heroin, 5 pistols

The Counter Intelligence (CI) Wing, Amritsar, has dismantled a Pakistan-linked arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of its two operatives, while acting on intelligence inputs.

The police recovered 2.5 kg of heroin along with five sophisticated pistols from their possession. Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, said the arrested individuals were identified as Gurjant Singh, a resident of Dholan village, and Gurvel Singh, a resident of Chhina Bidhi Chand village, both in Tarn Taran district.

The seizure includes four 9mm Glock pistols with magazines and one .30 bore pistol. The police also impounded their Mahindra 300 vehicle used for transporting the contraband. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were working on the directions of a Pakistan-based smuggler. The consignment was reportedly dropped via drones near the Indo-Pak border in Tarn Taran. The recovered weapons were intended for gangsters and criminals operating in Punjab, DGP Yadav said.

Acting swiftly on the input, CI Amritsar teams intercepted the vehicle on Amritsar-Bhikhiwind Road, near Panjwar village, and arrested both suspects while they were on their way to deliver the consignment.

A case under Sections 21, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act and Section 25 of the Arms Act was registered at Police Station State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar.

DGP Yadav said that further investigations were in progress to identify backward and forward links of the suspects and to expose the entire network involved in cross-border smuggling.