India, April 12 -- The alleged mastermind of a drug and arms smuggling racket from Punjab was arrested by the Navi Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC), with authorities suspecting links to a cross-border narcotics network.

The accused, Harjeet Singh Himmat Singh, was nabbed from Baba Bakala after a two-day operation based on technical surveillance, officials said. He was brought to Navi Mumbai under tight security and lodged in Taloja police station lock-up early Friday. He has been remanded in police custody till Monday.

The case pertains to a crime registered at Taloja police station under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) and Arms Act.

Police said the arrest follows an earlier crackdown o...