Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- Chandigarh Police Crime Branch has busted a foreign-backed interstate narcotics syndicate and arrested three accused, including a notorious gangster involved in eight serious criminal cases, including double murder and the killing of a Naib Tehsildar, said a police statement on Tuesday.

The operation also led to the recovery of 255.86 grams of heroin worth Rs 1.5 crore, a country-made pistol with a live cartridge, and a car.

On August 30, a team headed by ASI Bhupinder Singh apprehended Baljit Singh alias Baba (55), a resident of Batala, Gurdaspur, from Sector 43, Chandigarh.

SP Crime Jasbir Singh said, based on secret information in his possession, police recovered 109.86 grams of heroin and a country-made pisto...