India, June 27 -- The Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a cross-border illegal arms smuggling network with the arrest of four individuals and the recovery of 10 sophisticated pistols along with nine cartridges, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Saturday.

The arrested accused have been identified as Ravi Singh, 33, and Sharanbir Singh, alias Sunny, 31, both residents of Mahawa village in Amritsar, alongside Manpreet Singh, alias Mannu, 21, of Nihala Kilcha village, and Pippal Singh, 22, of Fatehwala Hithar village, both located in Ferozepur.

The seized cache includes three China-made .30 bore pistols, one Austrian-made 9mm Glock pistol, one standard 9mm pistol, and five other .30 bore pistols....