India, March 31 -- Ferozepur/Tarn Taran

Punjab Police arrested three drug smugglers and recovered 14kg of heroin from their possession in Ferozepur and Tarn Taran, officials said on Sunday.

"In a blow to drug trafficking, Ferozepur police's cordon and search operation led by Mallanwala SHO Gurpreet Singh intercepted a vehicle at Khosa Dal Singh Wala, resulting in the arrest of Akash, a resident of Gawal Mandi, Amritsar, and seizure of 8kg heroin, Rs.15,700 drug money, a car (PB-02-ET-3069), and a mobile phone," said Bhupinder Singh Sidhu, senior superintendent of police, Ferozepur.

A case under the NDPS Act is registered, and further investigations are ongoing, he said.

In another operation, the Tarn Taran police dismantled a drug tra...