Ferozepur, July 7 -- The Ferozepur police have arrested five individuals and seized a significant cache of narcotics and illegal weapons in multiple operations carried out across the district, officials said.

Ferozepur senior superintendent of police Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said that three separate cases have been registered against three individuals under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, with a total seizure of 2.495 kg heroin, 30 grams of opium, two motorcycles, and two mobile phones.

In addition, two more individuals were held under the Arms Act, with the recovery of two .32-bore pistols, 17 live cartridges, one mobile phone, and a car.

In one of the cases, Balwinder Singh alias Babbu (30) and Charanjit Kaur ...