Woman nabbed with 255-gm heroin

A woman, a member of a gang of drug peddlers, has been nabbed by officials posted at the Sudhar police station, falling under the Ludhiana (rural) police district.

The police seized 255 gm of heroin from the suspect, identified as Amandeep Kaur of Thatha Bhaie village in Moga district.

She was arrested by a police team, led by ASI Manohar Lal, from the drain bridge near a toll plaza on the Raikot-Ludhiana highway on Thursday evening when she was waiting for a client.

SSP Ankur Gupta said police officials, supervised by Dakha DSP Varinder Singh Khosa and Sudhar SHO Jaswinder Singh, had nabbed the woman when she was on her way to deliver a consignment of heroin on Thursday.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect was a member of a notorious gang of drug peddlers, which had been running the illicit trade through women who usually fail to draw attention of the police or people while travelling in public transport.