Siliguri, 03rd November: The Detective Department (DD) of Siliguri Metropolitan Police seized 4,000 bottles of prohibited codeine-based cough syrup and 72,000 narcotic tablets during a late-night raid at an apartment in Chayanpara, Ward No. 42, under Bhakti Nagar Police Station. Three people were arrested in connection with the case.
According to police sources, the arrested individuals have been identified as Samiran Biswas (41), Sanjay Mandal (54) and Sanjit Singh (40). Biswas and Mandal are residents of Suryanagar in Dabgram-I, Siliguri, while Singh is reportedly a resident of Bihar’s Chhapra district.
During the raid, police recovered 4,000 bottles of prohibited codeine-based cough syrup and 72,000 narcotic tablets stored in 25 paper cartons. The seized substances are estimated to have a market value worth lakhs of rupees.
A case has been registered against the three accused under the NDPS Act. They are scheduled to be produced before the court on Tuesday, with police seeking their remand for further interrogation.
