Acting swiftly on forward–backward linkages, Amritsar Commissionerate Police busts a cross-border narco smuggling cartel and arrests three drug smugglers involved in heroin and illegal arms trafficking & recovers 4.5 Kg Heroin and one pistol. Preliminary investigation reveals that the arrested accused were in contact with a foreign-based handler through social media platforms and, on his directions, they were transporting and supplying consignments of heroin and illegal arms across different locations. An FIR under NDPS Act and Arms Act has been registered at PS Gate Hakima, #Amritsar. Further investigation is underway. Punjab Police remains firm in eliminating drugs and dismantling narco networks across Punjab.