Punjab Police Busts Two Major Drug and Arms Supply Networks; Seven Arrested

Chandigarh, August 11: Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav announced on Monday that the Amritsar Commissionerate police have dismantled two significant networks supplying drugs and illegal arms from across the border, resulting in the arrest of seven individuals. The police seized ten pistols, 1.054 kilograms of heroin, and a drone from the suspects.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Kuldeep Singh alias Bhullar (28), Husnpreet Singh (21), Ahmed Raja (21), Jagsir Singh alias Bobby (26), Navdeep Singh (20), Anmoldeep Singh (19), and Manjinder Singh alias Manga (37).

Among the seized firearms are a .30 bore Jigna (made in Turkey), a 9mm Glock (made in Austria), a 9mm PX5, two .30 bore pistols (made in China), two .30 bore Star marks, another .30 bore, a Glock 9mm, and a .30 bore PX3, along with five cartridges.

DGP Yadav stated that initial investigations revealed the accused were in contact with smugglers based abroad, who facilitated the supply of illegal arms and heroin across the international border.

Police Commissioner (Amritsar) Harmanbir Singh Gill reported that based on confidential information, police teams first apprehended Kuldeep and Husnpreet Singh, recovering two pistols and two cartridges from them. During questioning and further investigation, the arrested suspects provided information about their associates involved in the illegal arms supply network. Following this, police teams arrested Ahmed Raja and Jagsir, seizing five more illegal pistols and three cartridges.

He noted that these weapons were allegedly intended to target members of rival gangs due to past enmities. Further investigations revealed that Ahmed Raja had previously been involved in criminal cases, including murder, arms acts, and theft.

In another operation, the police commissioner disclosed that they first arrested Navdeep Singh and Anmoldeep Singh, recovering 1.054 kilograms of heroin from them.

As the investigation progressed and questioning continued, police recovered three modern pistols and a drone used for cross-border flights. Manjinder Singh was also apprehended during this operation.

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S.C.H.