Amritsar: Amritsar commissionerate police dismantled two illegal arms supply networks, with the arrest of four people, including two juveniles, and seized 16 sophisticated pistols from them, said police commissioner Harmanbir Singh Gill on Monday.The recovered pistols include three 9MM Glock, one .30 bore (Made in China), one .30 bore X-Shot, one .30 bore PX-5 Storm, nine .30 bore, and one country-made .32 bore along with seven live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded a scooter.The accused are Anmol Singh (19), a resident of Naushehra Dhalla village in Tarn Taran; Hardeep Singh (18), a resident of Chella village in Tarn Taran; and two juveniles.Gill said a foreign-based handler facilitated the illegal arm consignments and they were being further supplied to criminals through an organised distribution network.Gill said acting on intelligence, a police team intercepted a juvenile riding an Activa under the jurisdiction of Cantonment police station and seized six pistols along with seven live cartridges.In the second operation, police apprehended Anmol Singh and his juvenile associate and seized five .30 bore pistols from them. Subsequent investigation and disclosures led to the arrest of their accomplice, identified as Hardeep. Another five pistols were seized from him, taking the total recovery to 16.Two separate FIRs have been registered.
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