Barabanki,

28 December (H.S.): Police on Saturday arrested three female smugglers who were

involved in illegal drug trade from the window of their house. Illegal smack

worth Rs 75 lakh has been recovered from them. Additional Superintendent of

Police South, Dr. Akhilesh Narayan Singh said that on Saturday, the

Ramsanehighat police station team has arrested a woman who was smuggling

narcotics. 750 grams of illegal smack and Rs 5,170 have been recovered from the

arrested women, Meena, Roshni and Kumari Shivani, residents of Kotwa Road.

Ramsanehighat police station has registered a case against the three accused

women under the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it has come to light that their

family is involved in drug trafficking. Meena's husband Jai Prakash Pathak

alias Kinni and son Shivam Pathak alias Golu have been sentenced by the court

to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh each for drug

trafficking. The second son, Satyam Pathak, is detained in Barabanki district

jail on charges of drug trafficking. The arrested Diwakar used to buy illegal

smack and sell it to customers secretly from the window of her house.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi