India, Jan. 6 -- In a crackdown on trans-border smuggling, Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 19.980kg of heroin in Amritsar on Tuesday. Four persons, including a key operative and a 17-year-old juvenile, have been apprehended.

The arrested adults have been identified as Sahibjit Singh, Rajwinder Singh, and Ashu Sharma-all residents of Amritsar. Police also impounded a Maruti Brezza and two motorcycles used by the suspects.

Acting on intelligence that the group was retrieving a consignment smuggled via a drone, joint teams intercepted the accused at a strategic checkpoint. Following their interrogation, the heroin-packed in five large packets-was recovered from agricultural fields...