Lucknow, July 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday busted an alleged inter-state illegal arms trafficking network and arrested four suspected gun runners from Lucknow, including a man who, police say, transitioned from trafficking narcotics and "OG" (organic cannabis) to running a lucrative firearms racket. The accused - identified as Sandesh Pratap Singh alias Raj, Vivek Prajapati, Nitin Kundi and Prince Gupta alias Sallu Bhai - were apprehended by the STF near Kalyan Apartment crossing on the embankment road leading towards Samta Mulak Chauraha, under the Ghazipur police station limits. During the operation, Special Task Force personnel intercepted a car allegedly being used for transporting weapons. A search led to the recovery of two .32 bore semi-automatic pistols, four magazines, 50 live cartridges, seven spent cartridges, five mobile phones, Rs 2,420 and the vehicle used in the operation. Additional SP STF Amit Nagar said a case under relevant provisions of the Arms Act has been registered at Ghazipur police station and further investigation is underway. According to special task force officials, the alleged mastermind of the racket, Nitin Kundi, revealed during interrogation that he and some of his associates were previously involved in the trafficking of synthetic drugs and OG before entering the illegal arms trade. The disclosure has prompted investigators to probe whether the gang's gun-running operations were directly linked to drug trafficking and organised crime syndicates operating in and around Lucknow....