Amritsar, April 11 -- The Amritsar rural police on Thursday busted a narco-hawala network with the arrest of three accused, officials said, adding that they recovered 500 gm heroin, a Glock 9 mm pistol with two magazines and Rs.33 lakh.

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav identified the accused as Ranjit Singh alias Rana, Gurdev Singh alias Gedi and Shailendra Singh alias Selu.

He said the accused were involved in cross-border drug trafficking and illegal monetary transactions.

The case was registered at Lopoke police station, he said, adding that efforts are underway to trace forward and backward linkages of the network.

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