Cross-border illegal arms, drug smuggling module busted in Amritsar

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• Amritsar police busted a cross-border illegal arms and drug smuggling module with the arrest of two persons and recovery of over 2 kg heroin and six sophisticated pistols along with 12 live cartridges, said Punjab DGP on Wednesday (June 3, 2026).
• Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said those arrested have been identified as Sukhdev Singh alias Sukh (23), a resident of village Chicha in Amritsar, and Harjinder Singh alias Jinder (37), a resident of village Lodhi Gujjar in Amritsar.
• Both arrested accused are habitual offenders with criminal cases relating to kidnapping and illegal possession of arms registered against them, he said.
• The recovered pistols include one.30 bore (made in China), two 9MM Glock pistols (made in Austria), one 9MM Glock pistol (made in USA) and two.30 bore pistols (made in Turkey).
• DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were in contact with cross-border...