Drug-arms module busted in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, 4 arrested

CHANDIGARH: A major crackdown in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur has led to the busting of a narcotics and illegal arms module, with four people arrested and a large haul of drugs and weapons seized, police said on Monday."In a major breakthrough, District Hoshiarpur Police busts an inter-state/foreign-linked narcotics and illegal arms module, apprehends four accused, and recovers 9.925 kg heroin, 2 foreign-made pistols, 8 magazines, and 40 live cartridges," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were acting as local handlers of foreign-based gangsters involved in drug trafficking and supply of illegal weapons, Yadav said.An FIR has been registered at the Garhshankar police station in Hoshiarpur."Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and dismantle the entire network," said the DGP.