Ferozepur, Sept. 27 -- The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Ferozepur Range, in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), has busted an alleged cross-border narcotics smuggling network and arrested two persons with 19.82 kg of heroin, officials said on Saturday.

The arrested accused, Baljinder Singh, alias Rocky, and Manjeet Singh, alias Gagandeep, are both residents of Langeana village in Ferozepur district.

According to officials, the suspected heroin was concealed in a rubber tube measuring around four feet in length. The tube had been tightly secured at both ends with iron wire. On opening it, the joint team recovered 20 packets containing suspected heroin weighing 19.82 kg, officials said.

The team also recovered Rs...