Ludhiana, Jan. 11 -- In a major blow to cross-border smuggling, the Khanna police have arrested five persons and seized over 4kg of heroin smuggled into India through drones from Pakistan, busting an inter-district narcotics supply network operating across Malwa and Chandigarh region.

According top police, the arrested accused have been identified as Jaspreet Singh of Bhai Rupa village in Bathinda district, Angrej Singh of Keeri Botal village in Tarn Taran district, Harshdeep Singh of Diwala village in Samrala, Prabhjot Singh alias Prabh of Katani Khurd in Ludhiana, and Gurtej Singh, alias Teji, of Amritsar.

Jyoti Yadav Bains, Khanna senior superintendent of police (SSP), said the operation was carried out on Tuesday (January 6) after t...