CHANDIGARH, Sept 15: Punjab Police Monday said they have busted a cross-border weapon smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested two people.
Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, said the Fazilka Police busted the module with links to Pakistan following a specific tip-off. Two persons backed by foreign-based handlers were arrested while five foreign-made pistols and nine magazines were seized, he said in the X post. "Preliminary investigation reveals that the weapons were sourced from Pakistan through a foreign-based entity for use by criminal gangs in Punjab.
The arrested accused - Surinder Singh and Gurpreet - were attempting to deliver these arms to ground operatives of criminal groups on the directions of their foreign handlers," he said.
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