Chandigarh, March 7 -- Counter-Intelligence, Pathankot, on Thursday, busted an illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of two persons, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said.

"Those arrested have been identified as Kanwalpreet Singh alias Kanwar, a resident of Buttar Kalan village in Batala and Ranjit Singh, a resident of Bhaini Bangar in Gurdaspur. One 9 mm Glock pistol, one .30-bore pistol, two .32-bore pistols, four magazines and 39 cartridges were recovered from them," the DGP added.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that Kanwalpreet was in contact with US-based gangster Pavittar Singh Chaurra, a native of Chaurra village in Batala, and was acting at his behest, Yadav said.

Probe also revealed that C...