Kolkata: West Bengal Police recovered large quantities of narcotics from two locations in two districts on Sunday and arrested two men, officials said. Both men have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

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Marijuana buried under a house floor in Jhargram

The first seizure took place early on Sunday at Chandipur village under Jhargram Police Station in Jhargram district. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided and searched the residence of Biswajit Shil. Nothing was found at first, but officers grew suspicious of the uneven floor of the house and began digging. Under the soil they found three sacks arranged in rows, packed with marijuana. An officer of Jhargram Police Station confirmed that a total of 43 kg and 222 gm of marijuana was recovered from the three sacks. Jhargram Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rishabhraj Dev said Shil has been arrested and booked under the NDPS Act.

Heroin worth Rs 37 lakh seized in Lalgola

In the second operation the same day, state police arrested Muhammad Mahfuz Alam at Lalgola in Murshidabad district after recovering 324 gm of heroin from his possession. The estimated value of the heroin is around Rs 37 lakh. Police also seized his mobile phone and motorcycle. Officials said Alam is being questioned and investigators are trying to get information from him about his alleged aides in the racket. The allegations against both arrested men are yet to be tested in court.

Source: Nation Press

Raids follow the week-long statewide drive

Sunday's seizures follow the statewide Special Drive conducted from October 31 to November 7, whose results Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari shared on Saturday: 378 arrests across 212 NDPS cases, narcotics worth Rs 64 crore seized along with Rs 17 lakh in cash, 10,000 kg of illicit marijuana cultivation destroyed, Rs 1 crore in property attached, and 68 financial investigations launched against 110 accused. Awaaz Punjab reported that drive separately on Saturday; the Jhargram and Lalgola seizures are fresh incidents reported on Sunday, after that drive had closed.

What happens next: both arrested men face proceedings under the NDPS Act, and police in Murshidabad say the questioning of Alam is aimed at identifying other alleged members of the supply chain. No court outcome has been reported yet.