Siliguri, 24th July: Based on a tip-off, the NJP police, on Thursday night, launched operations in the Fulbari area and detained a truck. Upon searching the vehicle, 837 kgs of cannabis were recovered.
The truck driver and conductor, identified as Ramesh Kumar and Om Prakash have been arrested in the incident. They are reportedly residents of Rajasthan.
According to police sources, the value of the recovered cannabis is estimated to be around 1 crore rupees and was being transported from Assam to Rajasthan. The arrested accused was produced before the Jalpaiguri court on Friday.