Siliguri, 16th June: The NJP police arrested a 22-year-old with 156 kgs of cannabis, on Tuesday night. The arrested accused has been identified as Arjun Sutradhar, a resident of Balarampur Sundukri under the Tufanganj police station area in Coochbehar district.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of NJP police detained a cannabis-laden pickup van with the number WB73D3071 from the Jatiakali area of Fulbari. Operations were launched under the leadership of ASI Khagen Barman and OC of NJP police station Samir Tamang. After searching the vehicle, 156 kgs of cannabis was recovered in 28 packets.
According to police sources, the cannabis was being transported from Cooch Behar to Barasat. The estimated market value of the recovered cannabis is around 21 lakh rupees. The arrested individual was sent to Jalpaiguri court on Wednesday.