Amritsar (Gurpreet Singh) — In a major tactical breakthrough against organized crime and illicit weapon pipelines, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police apprehended three men on Thursday and confiscated a lethal cache of military-grade firearms, including two AK-47 assault rifles. Special enforcement teams acting on precise intelligence intercepted the suspects within the border district, recovering three detachable box magazines and 50 rounds of live operational ammunition alongside the assault weapons. The preventative operation was launched to neutralize an active supply channel before the armaments could be distributed to regional criminal syndicates operating across Punjab.
Preliminary questioning has revealed that the detained individuals were operating under the direct instruction of an overseas weapons trafficker. Investigators believe the suspects functioned as local couriers responsible for collecting high-calibre consignments and transferring them to organized crime syndicates to execute violent offences. Cyber intelligence experts and forensic investigators have seized the mobile equipment of the accused to decrypt operational communication channels, identify banking transactions, and map out the logistics chain orchestrated by the foreign-based operative.
A formal case has been registered under stringent sections of the Arms Act at the Chheharta Police Station in Amritsar. Detectives have placed high priority on uncovering the exact supply route through which the military weaponry reached the state. Given the proximity of the border belt to international frontiers, intelligence agencies are actively verifying whether the firearms entered Indian territory through drone drop operations or covert courier handoffs across secluded terrain. Special interrogation teams are mapping both backward and forward linkages to pinpoint the initial transit drop points and expose the underworld gangs awaiting delivery of the automatic rifles.
Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav stated that state law enforcement maintains an unyielding focus on crushing transnational smuggling syndicates that threaten public safety and border security. Security protocols, mobile patrol teams, and unexpected vehicular checkpoints have been reinforced across the Amritsar sector and adjoining rural districts to restrict unlawful movements. Law enforcement authorities noted that custodial interrogation remains ongoing, with specialized units executing coordinated search raids in neighbouring areas, where additional apprehensions and weapon recoveries are anticipated as the broader logistical network unravels.
