Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 15

The State Special Operation Cell has brought alleged operative of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), Maan Singh Nihang, on a production warrant in connection with the seizure of 48 foreign-made automatic weapons. The investigations carried out so far revealed that the weapons were smuggled from across the international border with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to the operation cell officials, the weapons were dropped in Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur areas. The police were also working on the suspected smuggling of heroin along with the arms consignment which was yet to be recovered. The officials, preferring anonymity, said arms droppings were made in the Dera Baba Nanak and Khemkaran areas. Drones have been a challenge for the Border Security Force and the Punjab Police as repeated incidents of smuggling of weapons and narcotic substances are being reported. Operation cell AIG Opinderjit Ghuman said investigations in the case were on.