Amritsar, April 18 -- The BSF, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, recovered a huge cache of arms at the Amritsar border on Thursday afternoon, the BSF said in a press release.

The BSF said that on April 17, BSF and Punjab Police recovered six pistols with 14 magazines in the border area of Amritsar, consequent upon an extensive search operation based on specific information.

"The joint search operation, which culminated in the afternoon, led to the recovery of a large packet wrapped in yellow colour adhesive tape with a metal wire ring attached to it. Upon carefully opening the packet, 06 pistols and 14 pistol magazines were found inside it. This recovery took place in a harvested field adjacent to Mahawa village of the Amritsar d...