Amritsar, Oct. 14 -- Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, in a joint operation with Border Security Force (BSF), recovered a consignment of three weapons, including two AK-47 rifles, from near the Indo-Pak border in Tarn Taran on Monday.

In a statement, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the consignment also included one PX5 Storm pistol, along with a magazine, and two magazines of AK-47 with ammunition.

Yadav said preliminary investigation revealed that the weapons were sourced from Pakistan. "Further investigations are ongoing to identify the smugglers, and trace forward and backward linkages in this case to dismantle the entire smuggling network," he said.

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