Four arrested in cross-border narco-arms smuggling case in Amritsar
Heroin, Cash and Weapons Seized
Babushahi Bureau
Amritsar (Punjab), January 27, 2026: In a major crackdown on cross-border crime, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a narco-arms smuggling module with links to Pakistan, arresting four persons and recovering 1.5 kg heroin, ₹1.98 lakh drug money, and two sophisticated pistols along with Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF)-marked cartridges.
Disclosing this on Tuesday, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said the arrested accused were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers through social media platforms and were actively involved in receiving heroin and illegal weapon consignments sent across the border using drones. The consignments were then supplied to different locations across Punjab.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Jaskinder Singh alias Sikander, Harpal Singh, Gurmukh Singh and Sukhdeep Singh, all residents of village Ranian in Amritsar. Police recovered one 9 mm pistol, one .30 bore pistol and 34 live cartridges, along with the narcotics and cash.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the arrests were made following specific and reliable intelligence inputs. He added that during the operation, police teams recovered drug money and cartridges, while the pistols and heroin were seized on the basis of disclosure statements of the accused.
The CP further revealed that all four accused are closely related and belong to the same extended family. Harpal Singh and Gurmukh Singh are brothers, while Jaskinder Singh alias Sikander and Sukhdeep Singh are their nephews. All the accused are aged between 19 and 33 years and have no prior criminal record.
Further investigation is underway to trace forward and backward linkages of the smuggling network. In this connection, FIR No. 11 dated January 22, 2026, has been registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar.