Chandigarh, Nov 22
Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a trans-border arms smuggling module backed by foreign-based smugglers with the arrest of six people, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
Those arrested have been identified as Vinod Kumar, Yuvraj Singh, Surkhap Singh, Jugraj Singh, Amritpal Singh and Prabhdeep Singh.
Ten pistols, including three sophisticated 9MM Glock pistols, along with 10 cartridges were recovered from from their possession, the police said.
DGP Yadav said the preliminary investigation revealed that the accused have been in contact with a foreign-based smuggler, who has been pushing huge consignments of weapons into Indian territory via drones and other means.
He said further investigations were underway to establish backwards and forward linkages.