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Punjab Police Uncover Cross-Border Gun Supply Chains in Twin Busts

Police say foreign-based handlers coordinated deliveries to local modules under active investigation.

Overview

  • SSOC Amritsar detained four men identified as Jagpreet Singh, Mohammad Singh, Lavish Nahar and Amarbir Singh, recovering a 9mm Glock and a .30 bore Star Mark pistol.
  • An FIR (No. 66, dated November 9) was registered under the Arms Act and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the SSOC Amritsar police station.
  • Preliminary findings indicate the Amritsar accused took direction from a Portugal-based wanted gangster, with police citing reconnaissance of targets in Batala and Amritsar.
  • In a separate Ferozepur operation, two suspects — Gurpreet Singh alias Gori and Vikramjeet Singh alias Vicky — were arrested and six Glock 9mm pistols, four magazines and four cartridges were seized.
  • Police say one Ferozepur suspect had links to a Pakistan-based smuggler and confessed to distributing weapons, with digital forensics underway to trace the network as probes proceed in parallel to recent Delhi and Faridabad incidents.