AMRITSAR, July 24 -- In a crackdown on cross-border smuggling, Punjab Police on Thursday busted three modules involved in trafficking of narcotics and illegal arms, arresting five persons and recovering 7.5 kg heroin, 1 kg opium, six sophisticated pistols and Rs.10 lakh in drug money. Police said the accused were linked to foreign-based handlers operating across the border. The operations were carried out separately by the Amritsar commissionerate police and Amritsar rural police. Director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the investigations have revealed that the arrested accused were working at the behest of foreign-based handlers, who were facilitating the smuggling of narcotics and illegal weapons into Punjab for further distribution among criminal elements. He said efforts are underway to identify all associates and dismantle the entire supply chain. In the first operation, the Amritsar commissionerate police busted a cross-border illegal arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of Joga Singh (45) of Dall village and Manpreet Singh (28) of Kali village, both in Tarn Taran district. Police recovered six sophisticated pistols, including two .30 bore X-Shot pistols, two .30 bore China-made pistols, one .30 bore Turkiye Zigana pistol and one .30 bore PX5 Storm pistol, besides 1 kg heroin, 1 kg opium and Rs.10,000 in cash. Amritsar commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said acting on reliable intelligence, police teams first arrested Joga Singh and recovered four .30 bore pistols from his possession. During interrogation, two more pistols were recovered on the basis of his statement. In a follow-up operation, Manpreet Singh was arrested with 1 kg heroin, while 1 kg opium andRs.10,000, suspected to be drug proceeds, were recovered later based on his disclosure. In another major operation, Amritsar rural Police dismantled two narcotics networks with the arrest of Shamsher Singh, alias Shera, Charanjit Kaur, alias Sharanjit Kaur, both residents of Bachiwind village, and Jasvinder Singh, a resident of Rayya in Amritsar district. Police recovered 6.5 kg heroin and Rs.9.9 lakh in suspected drug money, besides impounding a Hyundai Creta SUV allegedly used for transporting narcotics. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said In another operation, police arrested Jasvinder Singh from the Rayya area and recovered 510 grams of heroin and Rs.9.9 lakh in drug money from his possession. The SSP said further arrests and recoveries are expected as the investigation progresses....