Chandigarh, Jan 29 || In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) Faridkot, in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), has foiled a major cross-border smuggling attempt along the international border in Fazilka district and recovered 2.1 kg heroin and 21 sophisticated pistols along with ammunition, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
The recovered arms and ammunition include 11 Glock pistols with 22 magazines, one Beretta pistol with one magazine, five Zigana pistols along with 10 magazines, three Norinco pistols with five magazines, one Ghaffar Security pistol (MP-5 type) along with one magazine, and 310 cartridges (9MM).
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that Pakistan-based smugglers crossed the zero line and operated close to the border fence, attempting to exploit night conditions and dense fog to push arms and narcotics into Indian territory.
Alert BSF troops fired several rounds to prevent the breach, followed by a thorough joint search operation leading to the recovery, the DGP said.