Pistol recovered from cargo at Guwahati airport

Guwahati: An Italy-made pistol has been recovered from the cargo sent by a courier company at the Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, police said on Sunday.
Five persons were arrested in this connection. Police said that during cargo scanning at the airport on Saturday evening, a pistol was spotted inside a box with electronic products booked by a Guwahati-based courier company Tirupati Couriers.
The box was booked by one J L Mehra and was scheduled to be sent to one Satya in Karnal, Haryana. The courier company had booked the parcel with Jetlite Airways.The police seized the parcel and arrested five employees of the courier company in this connection on Sunday.
24/02/08 PTI/Times of India

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