BSF recovers cache of assault weapons along Indo-Pak border in Punjab

The Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered a cache of assault weapons, suspected to have been smuggled from across the border, during a patrol along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab

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File Photo of Border Security Force (BSF) Soldiers | PTI
Press Trust of India New Delhi/Jalandhar
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 23 2022 | 11:19 AM IST

The Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered a cache of assault weapons, suspected to have been smuggled from across the border, during a patrol along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab on Tuesday.

Three AK series rifles along with six magazines, 2 M3 sub-machine guns with four magazines and two pistols along with two magazines were unearthed by the personnel of the border force from the Ferozepur sector in the early hours, officials said.

The weapons are suspected to have been smuggled in from Pakistan, they said.

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Topics :BSFPunjabIndia-pak border

First Published: Aug 23 2022 | 11:19 AM IST

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