Shimla police arrested a Haryana man and seized a significant quantity of heroin, marking a major drug bust in the region and highlighting ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking.
Key Points
- A Haryana-based drug peddler was arrested in Shimla with 288 grams of adulterated heroin.
- The seizure is the largest heroin bust in Shimla district this year.
- The accused, identified as Shamshad Ahmed, is a resident of Ambala, Haryana.
- A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
- The accused has been remanded to six days of police custody.
Police arrested a Haryana-based drug peddler here on Thursday and seized 288 grams of adulterated heroin from his possession, officials said.
Police said the seizure is the largest in the district this year.
The accused has been identified as Shamshad Ahmed (42), a resident of Ambala, Haryana.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shimla Gaurav Singh said a special police team was patrolling near the Interstate Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Tutikandi, Shimla, when it received information about a suspicious person carrying heroin (locally called chitta) on the ISBT's first floor.
The police team intercepted the accused and seized the contraband.
He said a case has been registered against the accused under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the investigation is underway.
He said the accused was remanded to six days of police custody by a local court.
