Amritsar, July 16 -- The Amritsar rural police on Tuesday arrested two suspected drug smugglers and seized 5 kg of heroin reportedly smuggled from Pakistan. The contraband, meant for distribution across various districts of Punjab, was intercepted near the international border at Mode village in Amritsar, police said.

According to police, the duo have been identified as Yograj Singh, a resident of Atalgarh village in Amritsar, and Gurjit Singh, a resident of Dulat village under Ghaniye Ke Bangar police station in Gurdaspur.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Amritsar rural, Maninder Singh, said they received a tip-off that Yograj was involved in cross-border heroin smuggling. Acting swiftly, police teams from Gharinda police station ...