Punjab Police arrested two arms smugglers and unearthed an inter-state weapon smuggling racket on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, the counter-intelligence team of Jalandhar police recovered six illegal pistols and seven magazines.

Director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the racket was being operated in a well-oiled manner and four large weapon consignments had been procured over the past six months.

Two key module members were arrested for supplying the weapons to gangsters in the poll-bound border state.

A case was registered under the Arms Act at the state special operation cell (SSOC) in Amritsar and investigations is underway to establish backward and forward linkages, the DGP said, adding that stern action would be taken against all those involved in organised crime and illegal weapon smuggling networks.