Bathinda, Sept. 10 -- Faridkot police have dismantled an international drug trafficking network linked to Pakistan-based smugglers and arrested two key operatives, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday. The police have also recovered 12.1 kg of heroin from them.

The DGP said the arrested accused have been identified as Sukhpreet Singh, a resident of Jhariwala village in Faridkot, and Kadar Singh, from Waan village in Ferozepur.

"Preliminary investigations revealed the duo had direct links with smugglers operating from across the border, pointing to a larger transnational network.

The heroin was seized from Jhariwala village under the jurisdiction of police station Sadar Faridkot, following a two-week-long...