Chandigarh, Oct 14 (PTI) — In a significant crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, Punjab Police announced the disruption of a weapon smuggling ring with the arrest of an individual from Amritsar.
The arrested individual, identified as Amarbir Singh, was caught with six pistols, 11 magazines, and 111 live rounds of ammunition. "In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Rural Police busts an illegal weapon smuggling module and apprehends Amarbir Singh @ Amar, resident of Dairiwal, PS Tarsikka, Amritsar and recover 6 pistols, 11 magazines, 91 live cartridges of .30 bore and 20 Live cartridges of 9mm," stated Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on X.
A preliminary probe revealed that Amarbir Singh had recently returned from Canada and had been coordinating with smugglers based in Pakistan. An FIR has been lodged, and further investigations are underway to uncover other individuals involved, trace the network's connections, and dismantle the smuggling operations entirely, according to the DGP.
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