CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: In a serious breakthrough amidst the continued drive to make Punjab a secure and safe state as per instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling module with the arrest of three accused, and recovered 915 grams ICE (Methamphetamine), 5 refined pistols from their possession, mentioned Director Normal of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Thursday.
These arrested have been recognized as Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha (21), Sola Singh alias Sonu (29) and Karan Singh (22), all residents of village Sahanke in Ferozepur. The recovered pistols embody two 9MM Glock and three .30 bore pistols together with two stay cartridges.
DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused have been involved with Pakistan-based smugglers via social media platforms and have been receiving contrabands via drones from throughout the border. Accused have been performing as native handlers for the distribution of medication and unlawful arms, he mentioned.
The DGP mentioned that additional investigation is underway to hint ahead and backward linkages on this case to dismantle your complete community. Sharing operational particulars, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar mentioned that in a focused operation based mostly on secret data, police groups arrested suspects Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha, Sola Singh alias Sonu and Karan Singh.
In the course of the operation, one .30 bore pistol was initially recovered, he mentioned, whereas including that on their disclosure, 915 grams of ICE and 4 further pistols have been recovered from their possession.
The CP mentioned that probe has revealed that consignment of medication and weapons have been dropped in densely forested areas of the Ferozepur sector. The accused used to retrieve these consignments from such areas and additional provide them to completely different areas, he added.
On this regard, a case FIR no. 105 dated 15-04-2026 underneath part 22-C of the NDPS Act and sections 25 (6, 7(iii) and eight) of the Arms Act has been registered at Police Station Gate Hakima in Amritsar.
