AMRITSAR, April 6 -- The Amritsar police on Sunday dismantled a cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of two accused and recovered 4kg of heroin from their possession, officials said.

Amritsar commissioner of police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said acting on a tip-off, police teams arrested Atish Suman, a resident of Phagwara.

"Initially, 220g of heroin were recovered from his possession. During sustained interrogation, police unearthed an additional 670g, taking the total seizure from him to 890 grams," the CP said.

He said that further investigation based on his disclosure led to the arrest of his associate, Sawinder Singh alias Sundri, from Amritsar Rural.

"Police recovered a substantial 3.24kg of heroin from him, bringing ...