Five including woman arrested, 7 gm heroin seized in Himachal's Shimla

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 19 : Five people including a woman were arrested after recovering seven grams of heroin from their possession recently in Shimla city, a top police official said on Saturday.
Following the arrests, Police have booked them under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The arrests were made two days ago.
Speaking to ANI, Shimla Superintendent of Police, Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi, said, "Around two days back, an incident took place...Some people were in a car including a woman who swallowed drugs from a polythene and had water right after that, while we were intercepting the car".
"It was important to investigate the matter so we followed the medical procedures and took her to hospital. Around seven grams of heroin was recovered...We are investigating the matter. It is an organised crime...We've arrested four boys, a total of five in this matter," he said.
The official further informed as many as 510 people have been arrested in possession of drugs and over 330 cases have been registered in the past seven months.
"In the last seven months, we have arrested 510 people and took action against them. We have registered more than 330 cases in this matter..."
He said they are putting continuous efforts to fight drugs and curb on drug peddling activities in the state.