Amritsar arms smuggling

07 Aug

Amritsar Police Crack Down on Cross-Border Arms Racket, Seize 7 Pistols and Arrest 4 Suspects

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAmritsar arms smuggling, cross-border weapons, Indo-Pak border, Punjab Police

Amritsar, August 7 — In a decisive action against illegal arms trafficking, Amritsar Commissionerate Police have arrested four suspects linked to a cross-border arms smuggling network. Acting on precise intelligence, the police recovered seven sophisticated firearms, including PX5 9mm, Glock 9mm, and .30 bore pistols.Punjab Director General of Police confirmed that the accused had direct links with smugglers based in Pakistan. The weapons were allegedly received through illegal routes near the Indo-Pak border and were intended for supply to criminal gangs operating within Punjab.Officials revealed that the smuggling operation was being run from border villages and played a significant role…

07 Jun

Arms Smuggling Network Linked to Jail Inmate Busted in Amritsar; 3 Arrested with Foreign Pistols

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAmritsar arms smuggling, foreign pistols Punjab, Jugraj Singh jail racket

Amritsar, June 7, 2025 – In a major crackdown on illegal arms smuggling in Punjab, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Border Range Amritsar has arrested three men and recovered six high-end foreign-made pistols reportedly smuggled from across the border. The arrested individuals were allegedly working for jailed smuggling kingpin Jugraj Singh, currently lodged at Sri Goindwal Sahib Central Jail.Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the arrests were made as part of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s ongoing push to make Punjab safer. The accused Rajan of Bhagtanwala Gate, Paramjit Singh of Ghannupur, and Dinesh Kumar of Naraingarh…