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Punjab: Interstate Arms smuggling gang busted in Amritsar, 3 held

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Amritsar (Punjab) | October 22, 2023 3:19:38 PM IST
An interstate arms syndicate gang was busted by the Amritsar police with the arrest of three people, an official statement said on Sunday.

According to the official statement, 11 Pistols, 15 live cartridges and Rs two lakh were recovered from their possession.

https://twitter.com/DGPPunjabPolice/status/1716000242351632626

The arrested accused were smuggling arms from Madhya Pradesh and supplying them to Punjab, the statement added.

Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered under the Arms and Money Laundering Act.

The police are putting further efforts into unearthing the whole network of the smuggling racket.

Further details are awaited.

Earlier this month, a team from the Special Cell of the Delhi police busted an interstate firearms syndicate and arrested two women arms traffickers. (ANI)

 
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