Ugandan woman arrested for drug trafficking

Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Punjab police Rashpal Singh said the accused, Rubia, was arrested yesterday and during interrogation, she revealed that a packet containing one kg of heroin was buried in the ground at some place in Tarn Taran district.

The police today took her to the spot in Tarn Taran and seized the packet of heroin.

The AIG said Rubia's involvement in drug trafficking was disclosed by another alleged drug smuggler Kuldip Singh who was arrested with 250 grams of heroin on June 21.

Rubia had already spent eight months in a jail in Fazilka in another drug smuggling case in 2016, he said.

Singh said around a dozen people were still working with Rubia for the supply of drugs at various districts in Punjab.

Raids were being conducted to arrest them, he said.