Woman drug peddler detained under PSA in Jammu
A woman drug peddler was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) here on Wednesday, a police spokesperson said.
Reena alias Roopa, originally hails from Rajasthan's Pindi area and was living in Jammu for the past several years. Several cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have been registered against her at different police stations since 2016, he said.
Earlier also, she had been detained under various sections of the Criminal Procedure Code for involvement in unlawful activities, especially peddling of narcotics, he added.
"Keeping in view her activities and criminal record, her preventive detention was recommended by police and approved by the divisional commissioner, Jammu," the spokesperson said.
He said Reena lived with her husband Rajesh alias Babi in Rajeev Nagar, Narwal on the outskirts of the city.
The first case under the NDPS Act was registered against her at Gangyal police station in 2016 and three more cases were registered at Bahu Fort