India, May 4 -- The counter intelligence wing of the Amritsar police has busted a narcotic smuggling module with the arrest of its three operatives and recovered 12kg heroin from their possession.

Those arrested have been identified as Gurjant Singh, Arvinder Singh and Jashanpreet Singh, all residents of Tarn Taran district. Apart from recovering the contraband, police teams have also impounded their motorcycle allegedly used for transporting the consignment.

Director general of police Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that Gurjant was in contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler.

Gurjant would receive heroin consignments delivered by drones from across the border around his village and subsequently deliver them to ...