Bengal STF got big success, 2 smugglers arrested with heroin worth one crore

In a recent development, the Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has made a significant drug bust in West Bengal, seizing drugs worth crores of rupees. Acting on secret information, the STF conducted a raid in front of Andhamanik Sammilani Lower Primary School in the Baduria police station area of North 24 Parganas.

During the operation on Sunday, a kilogram of heroin, valued at over one crore rupees in the market, was recovered. The STF has identified the two individuals arrested in connection with the drug smuggling as Naseeruddin Ghazi (34) and Atanu Saha (26). Naseeruddin hails from Basirhat, while Atanu resides in Bangaon, both located in North 24 Parganas.

A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused at the Baduria police station. The police also confiscated a motorcycle, two mobile phones, and Rs 30,000 during the operation.

The arrested individuals are scheduled to be presented in the Barasat District Court on Monday. This significant drug seizure has caused a sensation in Baduria, and investigators are now working to determine if there are any links to larger drug smuggling networks.

This incident follows a series of recent drug seizures in the region. Earlier this month, the Bengal STF recovered three kilograms of heroin from the Belgharia Expressway and arrested five individuals. Prior to that, two individuals were apprehended in Kolkata for their involvement in the drug trade, while a couple from Sukant Nagar in Salt Lake was arrested for allegedly supplying drugs in different parts of the city.