Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- Punjab Police have arrested two suspected drug traffickers, including a woman, and seized 7.823 kg of heroin in Pathankot district, uncovering what investigators believe is a cross-border smuggling network with suspected links to Pakistan, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.

The accused were identified as Gurpanth, a resident of Vadala village in Amritsar Rural, and Harmanjeet Kaur of Dhianpur in Gurdaspur district.

Police said the arrests followed a two-stage intelligence-led operation in which a Special Branch team initially intercepted Gurpanth and recovered 590 grams of heroin.

Pathankot Senior Superintendent of Police Manpreet Singh said interrogation of the suspect and forensic examinat...