Siliguri, 03rd December: In a recent incident, a person attempting to smuggle cannabis by tying it to his body was arrested by the police. The smuggler was apprehended after a raid conducted by the Bidhannagar Investigation Center on a bus traveling from Siliguri to Kolkata. The arrested individual has been identified as Chiranjit Kar, a resident of Cooch Behar.
According to reports, the police acted on a tip-off and carried out the raid at a bus stop near Bidhan Nagar bus stand on National Highway No. 31. During the search, police found 6 kg of cannabis tied to the suspect’s body with plastic.
Police sources revealed that the cannabis was being transported from Dinhata to Krishnanagar. The arrested suspect was presented in the Siliguri court on Tuesday. Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.