Two persons were arrested, and 25 kg of heroin, along with arms and ammunition, was seized from them in Punjab’s Amritsar, a police officer said on Sunday.The arrests were made by the Punjab Police in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), Amritsar, the officer said.“In a major breakthrough against trans-border narcotics and arms smuggling, Amritsar Rural Police, in a joint operation with the BSF, recovered a huge consignment of 25 kg heroin, 2 pistols and 60 live rounds,” Director-General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.DGP Yadav said that two persons, residents of the Ghogha area, were also arrested during the operation.“The recovery points towards an organised cross-border smuggling module using drones,” he added.Efforts are under way to trace forward and backward linkages. An FIR has been registered, and further investigation is under way, he said.
