The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police have busted an illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of three accused and recovery of five .32 bore pistols along with nine magazines and 22 live cartridges from them, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.Those arrested have been identified as Manjot Singh, a resident of Dhesian village in Gurdaspur; Sandeep Singh, a resident of Jagowal village in Gurdaspur; and Amandeep Singh alias Aman, a resident of Bhaini Paswal village in Gurdaspur, an official statement said.Yadav said a preliminary investigation has revealed that the module is involved in illegal arms smuggling within Punjab.Further investigation is under way to establish backward and forward linkages and completely dismantle the entire illegal arms network, he said.Sharing operational details, Jalandhar’s Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur said that acting on reliable inputs, a police team apprehended suspect Manjot Singh from near Jalandhar bus stand and recovered one .32 bore pistol from him.In his disclosure statement, Manjot revealed the involvement of his two accomplices — Sandeep and Amandeep — in this module, she said, while adding that acting swiftly, police teams have arrested the duo from the Bhaini Paswal village in Gurdaspur.Kaur said that further on the disclosure of Amandeep, police teams have recovered four more .32 bore pistols along with eight magazines and 18 live cartridges concealed near Dhusi Bundh at Bhaini Paswal village in Gurdaspur. More arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days as the investigation progresses, she added.A case has been registered at Division 6 police station in Jalandhar Commissionerate.