NIA conducts searches in four States in cross-border arms smuggling case

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) connected Friday (May 29, 2026) conducted searches crossed 4 States successful a lawsuit of smuggling of arms, ammunition, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) into the state done the India-Pakistan border.

The searches were carried retired successful Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Maharashtra. “Several integer devices were seized during the coordinated cognition by the NIA teams,” it said.

The lawsuit was initially instituted successful February pursuing the apprehension of 1 antheral by the Special Operations Cell astatine Amritsar successful Punjab. He was allegedly recovered successful possession of an IED packed successful a metallic lawsuit with a distant power set, on with 1 mobile handset, a foreign-made .30 bore pistol with magazine, and 20 unrecorded cartridges.

The NIA said its probe revealed that helium was allegedly portion of a cross-border smuggling syndicate, which planned to transportation retired IED blasts astatine assorted places successful Punjab, Delhi, and different parts of India.

Published - May 29, 2026 11:06 p.m. IST

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