Overview
- Counter Intelligence Amritsar recovered 30 kg of heroin and arrested two operatives in a Tuesday operation that raises the total to 68 kg seized in 10 days.
- Amritsar Rural teams arrested three people, including a 17-year-old, and recovered an AK-47, two modified rifles and a live hand grenade after a tip-off about cross-border consignments.
- Patiala police broke an interstate arms racket on July 14 that used e-commerce uniforms to move weapons and seized 15 .32‑bore pistols and 30 cartridges from four youths linked to jailed gangster Sonu Khatri.
- A separate Amritsar Commissionerate arrest uncovered a Glock pistol and a grenade and police say the accused told investigators he was in contact with alleged ISI handlers over Instagram.
- Investigations and custodial interrogations are ongoing to map forward distribution and backward foreign links, police have registered FIRs under narcotics and arms laws, and security patrols near border areas and festivals have been stepped up.