narcotics module busted in Amritsar

With the arrest of an Afghan national along with five others, including two juveniles, the Amritsar police on Friday busted a cross-border drug and weapon smuggling module and seized 1.035 kg heroin, five sophisticated pistols, two live cartridges and Rs 5 lakh “drug money” during the operation. Those arrested were identified as Baz Mohammad (62), an Afghan national who had been residing in Sonepat, Haryana, and had recently shifted to Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi; Ankush Barthwal (33) of Nawanshahr; Des Raj (32), alias Vicky, of Jalandhar; and Rajandeep Singh (26), alias Raja, of Lopoke here. Two juveniles were also…