Jalandhar, Sept. 1 -- The Jalandhar police have apprehended a drug smuggler and recovered 3.5 kg of heroin along with Rs.2 lakhs in drug money from his possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.

The arrested drug smuggler has been identified as Manjit Singh, a resident of Jalandhar Enclave near Khambra, Jalandhar. The arrested accused is a habitual drug trafficker with three cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered against him in Punjab and New Delhi, police said.

Jalandhar commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said that during special checks, police teams of the special cell had stopped Manjit Singh for checking.

"During his frisking, police teams recovere...