Gurdaspur, Jan. 22 -- Police on Wednesday said it busted a cross-border arms trafficking module with the arrest of a person here involved in supplying weapons to gangsters on the directions of foreign handlers. Five sophisticated pistols and seven magazines were seized, SSP Aditya said.

The arrested accused has been identified as Arshdeep Singh, a resident of Uppli village in Sangrur. He had returned from Dubai in 2024 and had been involved in supplying illegal weapons to criminal gangs, the SSP said.

The FIR in this connection was registered under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act at Ghuman Kalan police station on January 20. "The accused has been remanded to police custody for further interrogation. Efforts are underway to trace ...