Jalandhar, Aug. 14 -- Five persons were arrested for allegedly running a narcotics and arms smuggling network in Jalandhar, the police said on Wednesday. Director general of police Gaurav Yadav said 1.50 kg heroin and seven .32-bore pistols were recovered from their possession.

Yadav termed it a major breakthrough. He added that the arrests had dealt a major blow to drug-arms smugglers in the region, preventing further distribution of narcotics and curbing illegal arms circulation. Commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said the accused have been identified as Vinay Kumar, Major Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Gagandeep Singh, all residents of Jalandhar.

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