Chandigarh, Nov 16 (IANS) Punjab Police have dismantled a Pakistan-linked arms and narco network with the arrest of five people and recovered six sophisticated pistols along with 1.01 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

Those arrested have been identified as Akash Masih and Prince, Karanbir Singh, alias Karan, Sukhwinder Singh, all residents of Amritsar (Rural) and Gurbhej Singh, alias Bheja, a resident of Tarn Taran.

The recovered pistols include five .30 bore and one 9MM Glock. All the accused belonged to villages close to the international border and were receiving consignments as per the directions of their handlers.

DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were coordinating

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