Drugs worth â¹ 17 crore Seized by Special Task Force of Kolkata Police
The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has arrested five persons with banned drugs worth â¹ 17 crore in the Cossipore area of Kolkata.
| 15 Feb 2021 1:39 PM GMT
Acting on a tip-off the Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police have arrested five persons who were in possession of banned drugs worth â¹ 17 crore in the Cossipore area of Kolkata.
As per reports, the STF detained five persons and seized two vehicles on Saturday. Two were from West Bengal s Murshidabad area, two from Manipur and a woman from Assam has been apprehended from Cossipore with banned drugs including heroin and Amphetamine tablets (Yaba).
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KOLKATA: The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested five persons including a septuagenarian woman and seized banned drugs worth Rs 17 crore from their possession in Cossipore area of the city, an officer said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, the STF intercepted two vehicles on Saturday and detained five persons two from West Bengal s Murshidabad area, two from Manipur and a 72-year-old woman from Assam, the officer said.
During the search of the vehicles, police found heroin and Amphetamine tablets (Yaba). A total of 2.097kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore in the international grey market and around 1,50,000 pieces of the Yaba tablets weighing 17.250kg having a market value of Rs 7.50 crore were seized from their possession, he added.