A cache of 90 bullets was allegedly found on a man in Garden Reach on Sunday afternoon.

Police said this was one of the biggest seizures of ammunition from the heart of Calcutta in the recent past.

Sheikh Mohammad Istique, 52, from whom the bullets were seized, has been arrested.

“The ammunition was manufactured in Bihar. The person who has been arrested for illegal possession of the ammunition has no criminal records with the Calcutta police,” said a police officer.

Based on a specific tip-off, a team from the anti-rowdy squad of the detective department intercepted Istique, a resident of Phears Lane in central Calcutta, near Paharpur Road in Garden Reach on Sunday afternoon. He was allegedly carrying a bag containing 90 live bullets.

“Such a big seizure has not been made in the recent past,” a senior officer at Lalbazar said.

“These are good quality bullets. We are trying to find out who was the intended recipient of the consignment,” the officer added.

Istique, who has been charged under the arms act, will be produced in a city court on Monday.