CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted three separate drug trafficking and illegal arms smuggling network with the arrest of eight individuals and recovered 11 pistol and 2.293 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
The recovered pistols— include three 9MM Glock, two .30 bore Star, one .30 bore Beretta, one .30 bore PX-5, three .30 bore, and one country-made .32 bore pistol—along with four live cartridges.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based handlers who facilitated the supply of illegal weapons for further distribution among criminal elements. Further investigation is underway to establish backward and forward linkages in this case to identify other individuals involved in the network, he said.
Sharing details of first operation, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Harmanbir Singh Gill said that acting on specific information, police teams arrested Karandeep Singh alias Babbu from the jurisdiction of Police Station Chheharta and recovered two pistols from his possession.
In another operation, the CP said that police teams pursuing a separate lead arrested Karandeep Singh alias Karan from the jurisdiction of Police Station Chheharta and recovered two pistols along with 2.293 kg of heroin from his possession. Further investigation is ongoing, he added.
