Punjab Police on Monday claimed to have busted a narcotics and illegal arms module with the arrest of four persons and recovery of more than nine kg of heroin and two pistols and 40 cartridges in Hoshiarpur.“In a major breakthrough, District Hoshiarpur Police busts an inter-state/foreign-linked narcotics and illegal arms module, apprehends four accused, and recovers 9.925 kg heroin, 2 foreign-made pistols, 8 magazines, and 40 live cartridges,” Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were acting as local handlers of foreign-based gangsters involved in drug trafficking and supply of illegal weapons, Yadav said.An FIR has been registered at the Garhshankar police station in Hoshiarpur.“Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and dismantle the entire network,” said the DGP.