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West Bengal: BJP youth leader Pamela Goswami s police custody extended till March 18
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West Bengal BJP youth wing leader Pamela Goswami, who was nabbed on February 19 for allegedly possessing cocaine in her car, was sent to police custody till February 25. It was later extended till March 4. Now, an NDPS court in Kolkata has further extended her police custody till March 18.
Goswami was earlier arrested along with her associate Prabir Kumar Dey. They were allegedly carrying 100-gram cocaine worth Rs 10 lakh from south Kolkata s posh New Alipore area. In the court, Goswami however alleged that she was framed as part of a conspiracy .
Heroin Worth Over Rs 25 Crore Seized In Bengal, 1 Arrested: Police Heroin Worth Over Rs 25 Crore Seized In Bengal, 1 Arrested: Police The person is being interrogated to ascertain whether he has any link to the two BJP leaders who were recently arrested in a drug seizure case, a source in the Kolkata Police said.
Police recovered 5.08 kg of heroin from the accused s possession (Representational photo)
Kolkata:
The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has seized over five kg of heroin, worth Rs 25.09 crore in the international market, from West Bengal s Purba Bardhaman district and arrested a person in this connection, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
Heroin worth over Rs 25 crore seized in Bengal, one held
The person is being interrogated to ascertain whether he has any link to the two BJP leaders who were recently arrested in a drug seizure case.
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KOLKATA: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has seized over five kg of heroin, worth Rs 25.09 crore in the international market, from West Bengal s Purba Bardhaman district and arrested a person in this connection, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the STF sleuths conducted a search operation at Rasulpur Bazar in Memari on Monday night and recovered the contraband from the drug peddler s vehicle, he said.