Cross-border drug, arms smuggling network busted: 4 held with 5kg heroin, two pistols in Amritsar

Police in Amritsar arrested four individuals - Akash Sandhu, Sunil Saroj, Harwinder Singh alias Chamkaur, and Vansh Singh - for operating a cross-border drug and arms smuggling network.

Seized items include 5.557 kg of heroin, a 9mm Glock pistol, and a .30-bore pistol.

Sandhu, Saroj, and Chamkaur are repeat offenders with prior cases under the NDPS Act and Arms Act.

The accused were in contact with foreign-based smugglers receiving consignments for distribution in the region.