Four people were arrested after the West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) busted an alleged inter-state drug ring at Kaliachak in Malda district on Saturday night, October 31.
Source: Tech Word News (The Hindu report)
An STF team intercepted a vehicle on National Highway 12 near Madhughat in Kaliachak and recovered 2.688 kg of morphine, estimated to be worth around Rs 30 lakh. Four alleged key operatives, including the alleged main contractor Sahibar Ali, were arrested. All four are residents of Malda, and a case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Kaliachak police station.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari congratulated the STF on Sunday for dismantling the organised narcotics racket, saying a special case has been registered to uproot the entire network as part of the government's campaign against drug syndicates.
Source: The World Opinion
Earlier seizures in the same district
The Kaliachak interception follows earlier STF action in Malda district. On October 21, an STF team raided a spot in Baishnabnagar and seized 505 grams of morphine, arresting a 26-year-old Kaliachak resident, Sahinur Ali, according to the same reporting.
Source: Daily Kiran
Police have not released further details of the alleged supply route in the latest case. The four arrested men are accused, not convicted, and the allegations against them will be tested in court.