CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of two individuals, and recovered 15 illegal pistols and 5 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Deepak Singh, a resident of Rorawala Khurd and Shubhpreet Singh alias Shubh, resident of Verka-Majitha Bypass in Amritsar. DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based handlers, and were receiving consignments of illegal arms and drugs for further supply in the region as directed by their handlers.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish the complete forward and backward linkages in this case to identify other persons involved, and dismantle the wider illegal arms and drug trafficking networks.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Rural Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said that based on the interrogation of both arrested accused persons, two more accused involved in this module have been identified and raids are being conducted to nab them.
In this regard, a case FIR no. 388 dated 06.09.2026 under sections 21, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act and section 25(8) of the Arms Act has been registered at Police Station Gharinda in Amritsar Rural.
