India, Sept. 19 -- Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), border range, in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) has busted a cross-border drug smuggling module being operated by foreign-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Jatt with the arrest of its key operative and recovered 25 packets of heroin - weighing 25.9Kg - from his possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Thursday.

The arrested accused, identified as Sajan Singh, alias Billa, of Beharwal village in Amritsar, was working as a hairdresser at a salon in Amritsar. Apart from recovering a big haul of heroin, police teams have also recovered a sophisticated 9MM Glock pistol from his possession.

Yadav said preliminary investigation ...