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Delhi: Interstate arm smuggler arrested, 40 pistols, 20 magazines seized

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Delhi Police Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested an interstate arms supplier and recovered one carbine, 40 semi-automatic pistols and 20 magazines from his possession.

Irshad Khan, a resident of Ghaziabad is accused of smuggling the weapons from Madhya Pradesh to parts of Delhi-NCR.

According to the police, Khan used to buy weapons from Madhya Pradesh at cheap prices and would sell them to gangsters in Delhi-NCR at a good price.

"We laid a trap and arrested him following information about his whereabouts", the police said.

Police is interrogating the arrested accused and further investigation in the case is underway.

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First Published: Sep 24 2019 | 8:06 PM IST

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