India, April 18 -- Punjab Police on Saturday busted a cross-border drug smuggling module in Amritsar with the arrest of two persons and the recovery of 64.62kg of heroin from them.

Director general of police Gaurav Yadav said the state special operations cell (SSOC) and counter-intelligence wing have neutralised a cross-border smuggling module with the seizure of 64.62kg of heroin near Amritsar's Mahal village. Two suspects, Sarwan Singh, alias Gujjar, and Shamsher Singh, alias Shera, both local residents, were arrested during the operation.

Yadav said the module has direct links to Pakistan-based smugglers and handlers operating from Portugal.

Preliminary investigations suggest the duo was in constant communication with a notorious Pa...