Amritsar, May 19 -- The Amritsar commissionerate police busted an international narco- trafficking cartel with the arrest its three operatives and recovery of 10.2kg heroin from their possession, said director Punjab general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.

The arrested drug smugglers have been identified as Akashdeep Singh (22) and Akash alias Mota (19), both residents of Cheema Kalan in Tarn Taran; and Sandeep Singh (30), a resident of Kotli Vasawa Singh in Tarn Taran. Police teams have also impounded two motorcycles, which were being used to deliver the heroin.

in a release issued here, Yadav said preliminary probe has revealed that Akashdeep and Sandeep were in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers from across the border for th...