Chandigarh, May 11 (UNI) In a joint operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Amritsar Rural Police successfully foiled a major drone-based cross-border smuggling attempt, with the recovery of a large consignment of arms and explosives, including RDX, from the agricultural fields.
DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here that on Sunday that, acting swiftly on information from alert locals near village Chak Bala (under PS Ajnala), our teams recovered a consignment of arms and explosives.
He said that the material seized includes, two .30 calibre pistols with four magazines, 30 live cartridges, two hand grenades, two lever detonators, Remote Control Device and charger, command mechanism, eight batteries, black box and 972 grams of RDX.
DGP Yadav said here that an FIR has been registered under the Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act, and Aircraft Act.
He said that Punjab police remains firmly committed to safeguarding the lives of our citizens, neutralising threats from across the border, and upholding the rule of law.
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