Punjab Police have busted a Pak-backed narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of its four operatives, including a woman, after a high-speed chase in Kapurthala last evening. Police had to fire rounds at the vehicle’s tires to bring it to a halt.

Over 16 kilogram heroin has been recovered from their possession, which was to be delivered in Chandigarh, Police sources said that preliminary investigations have revealed the drug trafficking was being orchestrated at the behest of Pakistan and Dubai-based handlers. The consignment was brought from the Amritsar border area. Further probe on.