{"id":11923,"date":"2026-04-14T12:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=11923"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:59:39","slug":"cross-border-illegal-arms-smuggling-module-busted-in-punjab-3-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=11923","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Border Illegal Arms Smuggling Module Busted in Punjab, 3 Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"189\">CHANDIGARH, Apr 14: The Punjab Police has busted a cross-border arms smuggling module, arresting three persons and recovering six pistols from their possession, an official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"438\">Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav, in a post on X, said preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers through social media platforms and were facilitating the smuggling of illegal weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"563\">He further said that after receiving the consignments, the accused supplied the weapons to criminal elements across Punjab.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"755\">The Amritsar Police also recovered six pistols from their possession, he added. 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