How Chinese-made PX-30 pistols reached shooters from Pakistan's black market under scanner
Indian police are investigating the influx of Chinese-made Norinco PX-30 pistols into the country's black market. These sophisticated weapons have been linked to organized crime gangs in Haryana and the National Capital Region, prompting concerns about cross-border smuggling routes.
Why it matters
The proliferation of high-end illegal firearms poses a significant threat to public safety and highlights gaps in border security and arms control.
GURGAON: The guns that the shooters killed in the Sushant Lok encounter on Thursday night carried are believed to be semi-automatics made by Chinese defence manufacturer Norinco, adding an international arms smuggling dimension to the probe.PX-30s, the market name for Norinco’s PX-3s because of their . 30 bore, come with a 17-round detachable magazine that the gunmen used to fire at the house of a 36-year-old businessman over an alleged extortion demand of Rs 10 crore and then at the police team that surrounded them, leading to the encounter in which more than 60 rounds were fired in one of the city’s toniest neighbourhoods.Police sources said PX-30s are available in Pakistan’s weapons black market, especially in Peshawar, and have found their way into India before through illegal cross-border arms, either through arms drops from Pakistan or the Nepal border.On June 19 this year, BSF and Punjab Police intercepted a consignment…
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