Amritsar Rural Police seize an M16 rifle, nine pistols and 15 kg of opium in two border-belt operations

10 October 2026

Amritsar Rural Police busted two arms and narcotics supply networks and arrested four men, recovering a US-made M16 rifle, nine pistols, 25 live cartridges and 15 kg of opium, it was reported on 10 October 2026. Gharinda police arrested Malkit Singh and Gurjit Singh with the opium and the M16 rifle; Border Range IGP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said they owned about 15 acres of farmland next to the India-Pakistan border. In the second operation, Amritpal Singh and Satnam Singh were held near Dana Mandi in Lopoke with five foreign pistols, and four more were recovered later. DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation showed links to foreign-based smugglers. Cases were registered under the NDPS Act, the Arms Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.