Ferozepur, April 1 -- The Counter-Intelligence (CI), Ferozepur, has busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket with the arrest of a drug smuggler and recovered 3.5 kg heroin from his possession, said director general of police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday.

The arrested accused has been identified as Sukhdev Singh alias Sukhi, a resident of Mohan Ke Uttar in Ferozepur. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded his motorcycle.

The DGP said that preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was in direct contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler, who was using drones to drop the drug consignments from across the border. Further investigation is underway to trace the forward and backward linkages in this c...