STF nabs notorious drug smuggler from toll plaza near Ludhiana

The Special Task Force, formed by Punjab government, today nabbed a notorious drug smuggler from Ladhowal toll plaza near Ludhiana district.

It was the first arrest made by the STF ever since it was formed to wipe out drug menace from the state.

Jaswinder Singh Jassa was caught with 40 gram of heroin, a STF member said, adding the accused was coming from Hira Nagar in Jammu.

Jassa against whom several cases under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were already registered was declared proclaimed offender by Punjab police 5 years back in connection with smuggling of 40 bags of poppy husk, the official further said.

Punjab government has formed STF under the leadership of ADGP Harpreet Sidhu with a promise to end the drug scourge in the state within 4 weeks of assuming its office.

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