Narcotic worth Rs 7 lakh seized

 Troops of 61 battalion of BSF posted at Aptiar border outpost apprehended Mahadeb Das and seized around 60 grams of heroin from him

TT  |  Siliguri  |  04.05.23  : Narcotics worth around Rs 7 lakh was seized from different locations in north Bengal region on Tuesday.

In South Dinajpur district, BSF seized around 60 grams of heroin from a Hili resident near Bangladesh border. Troops of the 61 battalion of the force posted at Aptiar border outpost apprehended Mahadeb Das and seized around 60 grams of heroin from him.

Das had concealed the narcotic in his body, BSF sources said. A motorcycle and a cell phone was also seized from him.

The cost of the seized narcotic is around Rs 6 lakh.

In Siliguri, the RPF recovered around eight kilos of cannabis from an unclaimed bag from Kanchankanya Express at the Siliguri junction station. found an.

The narcotic, which costs around Rs 1 lakh, was later handed over to the GRP.

In another incident, police seized cough syrup and injections from two delivery boys on NH10 in Siliguri on Wednesday.

A team from Bhaktinagar police station intercepted the youths and found a number of cough syrup bottles and injections, which are suspected to be sedatives, from their bags.

The arrested duo have been identified as Prabir Lama and Suresh Shah. Both of them are residents of Champasari.

“The duo are associated with an online drug-selling racket,” said a police source.