arms-drug smuggling module busted
AMRITSAR, May 19 -- The Amritsar commissionerate police dismantled a drug and illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of one accused person and recovered 2 kg heroin, along with seven pistols, from his possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Monday.
The accused, Khush Kumar, 26, is a resident of Gurwali Gate in Amritsar. "The accused has a criminal history, with cases pertaining to the NDPS Act, the Arms Act and snatching registered against him," officials said.
The recovered pistols include 9MM Gladiator (made in Turkey), 9MM Zigana X-SHOT, .30-bore Beretta (made in Italy), a .30-bore Zigana (made in China), one .30-bore (made in Austria), .30-bore (made in China) and a .30-bore pistol.
DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused was in contact with a foreign-based smuggler through virtual numbers.
"Illegal consignments of heroin and weapons were being delivered through drones from across the border, which were further supplied to criminal elements by the accused," he said.
Amritsar commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the accused was arrested in an intelligence-based operation. The CP said probe had revealed that the recovered pistols were intended to be supplied to criminal elements for carrying out criminal activities. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act and the Arms Act.HTC...
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