AMRITSAR, June 14 -- The Punjab Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), border range, Amritsar, has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling racket, arresting two individuals and recovering 4.5kg of heroin along with Rs.11 lakh in drug money, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Friday. The arrested men have been identified as Gurbhej Singh, alias Bheja, a native of Dhanoe Khurd village and presently residing in Rattan village, and Abhijeet Singh, alias Happy, a native of Mahal village and presently residing in Bhalla Colony in Chheharta, Amritsar. Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that Gurbhej was in direct contact with Pakistan-based smuggler, identified as Rana, and had been coordinating the delivery of the consignment. Days before his arrest, the accused had arranged for this heroin consignment to be delivered via a drone, in collaboration with his associates, he said, adding that Gurbhej had also involved Abhijeet in this operation. The DGP said that based on reliable intelligence, teams of the ANTF, border range, Amritsar, conducted an intelligence operation and apprehended both the accused, when they were attempting to further sell the heroin. Apart from recovering heroin and drug money from their possession, Police teams have also impounded their scooter. He said that further investigations are underway to dismantle the entire supply chain. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added. A case under relevant sections of the NDPS Act has been registered at the ANTF, SAS Nagar, police station. Punjab Police on Thursday arrested 116 drug smugglers and recovered 9.9 kg heroin, 1.5 kg opium and Rs.11.23 lakh drug money from their possession as part of its anti-drug drive. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 17,282 in just 104 days, according to an official release. The operation was conducted on the directions of Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state....