Siliguri, 05th May: In a joint operation, the Special Task Force (STF) and Matigara police apprehended a youth with a substantial quantity of cannabis worth lakhs. The accused has been identified as Sujan Debnath (27), a resident of Dinhata.
According to reports, the STF and Matigara police conducted an operation at the Phansidewa underpass area and intercepted a pickup van. During the search, the officials recovered 28 packets of cannabis that weighed 140 kilograms worth lakhs. Subsequently, the accused driver of the pickup van was arrested on charges of drug smuggling and the vehicle was seized.
Police sources revealed that the contraband was being transported from Cooch Behar to Bihar via Siliguri concealed in a hidden compartment constructed within the pickup van. The accused driver will be produced before the Siliguri court on Monday.