Amritsar Commissionerate Police, in a major intelligence-led operation under the ongoing ‘Gangster Te Vaar’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, have busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling network. The operation led to the arrest of five accused and the recovery of sophisticated firearms, heroin and drug money, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.
The arrested accused have been identified as Simaranjeet Singh alias Mannu (24), Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi (20), Sukhraj Singh alias Joga (24) and Sajan Singh alias Gursajan Singh alias Ladda, all residents of village Roda Wala Kalan in Amritsar, along with Molakdeep Singh (23), a resident of village Ranike, Amritsar. Police recovered six pistols, including two 9mm Glock pistols made in Austria, one Zigana pistol manufactured in Turkey, two .32 bore pistols and one .30 bore pistol, along with 10 live cartridges. In addition, 115 grams of heroin and ₹11.90 lakh in drug proceeds were seized. A Hyundai Creta vehicle allegedly used for smuggling activities was also impounded.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested individuals were part of a cross-border smuggling network and were receiving consignments of arms and narcotics through drones from across the international border. He added that further investigations were underway to trace both forward and backward linkages of the network.
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Police act on credible intelligence, recover arms, heroin and cash: CP Bhullar
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said police teams acted on specific and credible intelligence inputs regarding cross-border smuggling activities. Initial arrests led to the recovery of two .32 bore pistols, while subsequent interrogation resulted in further recoveries, including additional firearms, heroin and cash, confirming the organised nature of the illegal operation.
The CP further stated that investigations revealed Simaranjeet alias Mannu, Molakdeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh to be repeat offenders with previous involvement in cases registered under the NDPS Act. It was also found that Simaranjeet alias Mannu had earlier worked as a truck driver in Dubai. Police are currently probing the financial trail and possible hawala links associated with the smuggling network.
In this regard, FIR No. 21 dated 03-02-2026 has been registered at Police Station Cantonment, Amritsar, under Sections 25 and 25(8) of the Arms Act and Sections 21B, 27A and 29 of the NDPS Act.