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.30 in cash and a mobile phone from the accused, officials said. The seized mobile phone is being examined to establish their communication links and identify other persons allegedly involved in the network. The operation was carried out on the basis of intelligence inputs developed by the BSF. The coordinated action was conducted under the supervision of DSP Pirthipal Singh of ANTF, Ferozepur Range, along with an Assistant Commandant of the BSF. Preliminary investigation has indicated that the accused were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers and were involved in a local supply and distribution network linked to cross-border narcotics trafficking, officials said. A case has been registered under relevant sections, and further investigation is underway to determine if other individuals were involved in the alleged smuggling network....