AMRITSAR, Feb. 23 -- Punjab Police have busted a cross-border arms trafficking module in Amritsar by apprehending two persons and recovering five sophisticated pistols from their possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.

Those arrested have been identified as Shera Singh, 26, resident of Bhindi Nain village in Amritsar and Jagroop Singh alias Joopa, 21, a resident of Toor village. The recovered pistols include a .30 bore PX5 Storm, one 9MM Austria-made Glock, two .30 bore China-made Norinco and one .32 bore pistol along with 10 live cartridges.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers through social media platforms and were facilitating illegal arms...