Ferozepur/Amritsar, Sept. 13 -- Punjab Police, in two separate operations in Fazilka and Amritsar, recovered 24 pistols, 1,847 cartridges, 42 magazines, and 1kg of heroin on Friday.

In the first case, Fazilka police, along with the Border Security Force (BSF), busted an international arms smuggling racket, arresting two key operatives and recovered 18 pistols and ammunition from them.

Sharing details, Fazilka senior superintendent of police Gurmeet Singh said that acting on specific intelligence, the joint team intercepted the accused near Theh Kalandar village on Thursday.

"The arrested smugglers have been identified as Gurvinder Singh alias Gindu of Jhok Dipulana village and Sona Singh of Dhani Mahinder Singh, Mahatam Nagar. A motorc...