Raxaul (East Champaran), October 24 — Police have seized 1.806 kg of a substance suspected to be fine-quality heroin, locally known as smack, worth an estimated Rs 4 crore in Bihar's East Champaran district and arrested two alleged drug traffickers, IANS reported on Saturday. A Scorpio vehicle, two mobile phones and a gold locket were also seized in the operation.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

According to a police official, the operation was launched on Friday night after police received a tip-off during patrolling in the Raxaul police station area. The information indicated that a large consignment of a substance resembling smack was being transported from Sugauli towards Raxaul in a white Scorpio SUV via the Lakshmipur check post.

Senior police officials were alerted and a joint team was constituted under the leadership of the Raxaul Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO). The team included the Block Agriculture Officer and personnel from the Special Task Force (STF), Motihari. The team intercepted the vehicle near the Lakshmipur check post and, on searching it, recovered the suspected narcotic substance and arrested the two occupants.

The arrested men have been identified as Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Ward No. 14 under Raxaul police station, and Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Bahuarwa village under Palanwa police station limits. Police said Sandeep Kumar has a criminal record, including a previous case registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Raxaul police station.

Source: Nation Press

An FIR (Case No. 477/26) has been registered at Raxaul police station and further legal proceedings are underway. Investigators are examining the source of the suspected substance, its intended destination and the possible involvement of other people in the alleged trafficking network. The substance is described by police as suspected, and the allegations against the two men are yet to be tested in court.