Amritsar, March 27: In a major breakthrough, Counter Intelligence, Amritsar busts a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module, apprehends two accused and recovers 10 foreign-made sophisticated pistols along with magazines.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the accused were working at the behest of a foreign-based gangster in coordination with #Pakistan-based smugglers, facilitating the smuggling of illegal arms into #India.
The consignment was intended for further distribution among criminal elements across #Punjab. An FIR has been registered at PS SSOC, #Amritsar under relevant provisions of the Arms Act and BNS Act.
Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and dismantle the entire smuggling network.
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