Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Punjab Police Busts Pak-Linked Smuggling Module, Seizes Weapons, Drugs
The police in Punjab caught some people who were bringing drugs and guns into India from Pakistan.
They found eight guns, some heroin, and money.
The people they caught were getting instructions from a smuggler in Pakistan.
The smuggler was using drones to drop off weapons.
The people arrested were giving these weapons to criminals in Punjab.
The police are working to find out all the people involved.
Punjab Police arrested three operatives and dismantled a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module.
Police seized eight weapons including Glock, Chinese, and PX-5 pistols.
One kg of heroin and Rs 2.90 lakh in cash were recovered by the authorities.
The accused were allegedly acting under the direction of Pakistan-based smuggler Sikandar Noor.
The accused were distributing weapons to gangsters across Punjab.
- Who
- Three operatives, Sarabjit Singh, Kulwinder Singh, and Ashmandeep Singh, were arrested.
- What
- A cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module was busted, with the recovery of weapons, heroin, and cash.
- When
- The arrests were made recently, as reported on Wednesday.
- Where
- Near the Indo-Pak border areas in Ferozepur and Tarn Taran districts, Punjab.
- Why
- To dismantle a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module and stop the flow of illegal weapons into Punjab.
- Arrested Individuals
- Sarabjit Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Ashmandeep Singh
- Seized Weapons
- 8 (Glock, Chinese, and PX-5 pistols)
- Seized Heroin
- 1 kg
- Seized Cash
- Rs 2.90 lakh
- Primary Location
- Tarn Taran, Punjab
- Pakistan Link
- Sikandar Noor
Sources
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