Punjab Police Bust Pakistan-Linked Arms Smuggling Racket, Find NATO Imprinted Pistol
NDTV
Two men, who have criminal history with cases pertaining to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against them, have been arrested.
Punjab Police in a joint operation with central agencies have busted a Pakistan-backed arms smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives from Tarn Taran, Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, said on Thursday.
"The operation led to the recovery of four sophisticated Glock-19 pistols, including one with 'Made for NATO Army' imprinted on it, along with four magazines and seven cartridges, besides Rs 4.8 lakh hawala money," the DGP said, adding that police teams have also impounded a Maruti Swift car in which the accused were travelling.
The arrested duo has been identified as Harpreet Singh and Lovepreet Singh. Both have criminal history with cases pertaining to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) registered against them.
