Punjab Police, in coordination with the BSF, has foiled a major cross-border smuggling attempt near a border outpost in Fazilka district and recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and narcotics, a top police officer said on Thursday. Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, said 2.1 kg of heroin and 21 sophisticated pistols along with ammunition were recovered in the operation. Preliminary investigation revealed that Pakistan-based smugglers crossed the zero line to push arms and narcotics into the Indian territory by taking advantage of the night conditions and dense fog. However, alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired several rounds to prevent the breach, followed by a joint search operation that led to the recoveries, the DGP said. Assistant Inspector General of Police, Counter Intelligence, Gursewak Singh Brar, said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams along with BSF troops executed a joint operation at Teja Ruhela village in Fazilka to foil an attempt by Pakistani smugglers to push drugs and arms into the Indian territory.