Jammu, May 5 (PTI) In a first, women police personnel have been deployed to check drug trafficking in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, officials said.

They have undergone commando courses, are tech-savvy, and have the acumen required for policing under challenging circumstances, a senior police officer said

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Senior Superintendent of Police Benam Tosh has strategically deployed women police personnel to play a pivotal role in the anti-drug drive, the officials said.

"With a view to give effective response to the drug challenge and to completely eradicate the narco menace from the district, well-trained dynamic women personnel have been deployed in the district anti-NDPS team, the district special branch (DSB) and for strategic police station duties," the official said.

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Women personnel would involved in surprise checks and deployed at check posts at national highway, he said.

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