Punjab Police bust arms-drug nexus in Amritsar, three held

May 28, 2025

AMRITSAR: In a significant crackdown on narcotics and illegal arms smuggling networks, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Punjab, arrested three drug traffickers- Maninderjit Singh, Peter, and Lovejit Singh @ Raja near Shankar Dhaba on Attari Road, Amritsar.

Acting swiftly on a tip-off, the team seized "four PX5 Storm pistols, 521 grams of heroin, 7 magazines & 55 live cartridges," DGP Punjab Police posted in a tweet.

An FIR under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act has been registered at PS ANTF, SAS Nagar.

The DGP also wrote, "@ANTFPunjab is actively pursuing both forward and backward linkages to dismantle the entire network."

He further added, "@PunjabPoliceInd remains firmly committed to eradicating drug syndicates, seizing illegal arms, and building a #NashaMuktPunjab."