3kg heroin seized from Rajasthan man in Patiala

Preliminary investigation shows that the accused is a courier and directly coming to Patiala from Rajasthan. police have said

Patiala A special task force (STF) of the state police arrested a Rajasthan resident with 3kg heroin in Patiala on Wednesday. STF member DSP Sukh Amrit Singh Randhawa said the arrest resulted after a special operation based on a tip-off. The accused, Toofan of Pallian Kheri village of Rajasthan, was held on the Passi Road, he added.

The recovered heroin was stacked up in a polythene bag. (HT FILE)

“During his frisking, we recovered 3-kg of heroin stacked in a polythene bag. Preliminary investigation shows that the accused is a courier and directly coming to Patiala from Rajasthan,” DSP Randhawa said, adding, “This is not he first time that he has entered Punjab to deliver the contraband. We are interrogating him to know the names of his customers.”

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act.