Kharibari, 06th March: A drug peddler has been arrested with narcotics in the Gaur Singh Jote area of Panitanki on the India-Nepal border in Kharibari. The accused has been identified as Birkha Bahadur Sunuwar, a resident of Nepal.
According to police sources, personnel from the 41st Battalion of the SSB apprehended the accused during a campaign in the area. He had allegedly come from Nepal to sell drugs. Upon being stopped and searched, authorities recovered 63 grams of morphine and a mobile phone from his possession. The seized drugs are estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees in the market.
Following the arrest, the SSB handed over the accused to Kharibari police station. On Tuesday, he was presented before the Siliguri court. The police have initiated a thorough investigation into the case.