Delhi Police Bust ISI-Backed Drone Arms Smuggling Ring; Seize 10 High-End Foreign Pistols

New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled a sophisticated international arms smuggling network allegedly operated by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which was using drones to drop Chinese- and Turkish-made pistols across the Punjab border into India.

Four members of the syndicate were arrested, including notorious Punjab-based criminal Mandeep (linked to the Sonu Khatri gang and wanted in multiple murder cases) and his two associates, Rohan and Monu, both residents of Uttar Pradesh. During the operation, police recovered 10 sophisticated foreign-made pistols and 92 live rounds.

Investigators revealed that the weapons were air-dropped by drones at pre-designated locations in Punjab. To evade detection by security scanners, the consignments were carefully wrapped in carbon paper. Local operatives were then tasked with retrieving the packages and transporting them to Delhi-NCR, from where the arms were distributed to criminal networks across Delhi and neighbouring states.

The kingpin of the racket has been identified as Jaspreet alias Jassa, currently based in the United States, who reportedly maintains direct communication with handlers in Pakistan.

Authorities are now analysing seized mobile phones, bank transactions, and social media records to map the full extent of the network, trace additional operatives, and identify the criminal groups that received these illegal firearms.

The crackdown comes amid heightened security across the national capital following the deadly car bomb attack near the historic Red Fort on November 10, which claimed 15 lives. The suicide bomber, identified as Umar un Nabi, detonated a Hyundai i20 packed with explosives. Hours before the blast, Jammu & Kashmir Police had announced the busting of a major terror module linked to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed and al-Qaeda affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, and the seizure of nearly 2,900 kg of explosives, including ammonium nitrate believed to have been used in the Delhi explosion.

Security has been significantly strengthened in Delhi and other sensitive areas as multiple agencies continue coordinated investigations into cross-border terror and arms trafficking networks.

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