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‘Peddler’ arrested with brown sugar worth Rs 70 lakh in Siliguri

Police sources said around 270 grams of brown sugar and Rs 1.70 lakh in cash had been seized from Md Imtajul, a resident of Sutki Godown area of Matigara

Our Correspondent Siliguri Published 18.10.21, 02:22 AM
Md Imtajul was arrested from Matigara located on the outskirts of Siliguri on Saturday.

Md Imtajul was arrested from Matigara located on the outskirts of Siliguri on Saturday. Shutterstock

The Siliguri Metropolitan Police arrested a suspected drug peddler with brown sugar estimated at Rs 70 lakh from Matigara located on the outskirts of Siliguri on Saturday.

Police sources said around 270 grams of brown sugar, a derivative of heroin, and Rs 1.70 lakh in cash had been seized from Md Imtajul, a resident of Sutki Godown area of Matigara. He has been booked under NDPS act and a case has been registered at Matigara police station.

In another incident, a Bangladeshi resident was nabbed by 72 battalion of the Border Security Force while he was trying to infiltrate into India in Mannagar of North Dinajpur on Saturday. Arrested Sheikh Abdullah is a resident of Thakurgaon, Bangladesh.

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