Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Nagrakata Police Arrest Four With Banned Syrup, Narcotic Tablets
Police in Nagrakata stopped a vehicle after receiving a tip.
Four youths were inside the vehicle.
Officers found 115 bottles of banned cough syrup and 480 narcotic tablets.
The substances are suspected to have been meant for distribution.
Police have not yet found out where the drugs came from.
They also do not know where the drugs were going.
The four youths are being questioned.
Police are trying to learn whether other people are involved.
Nagrakata police arrested four youths after intercepting their vehicle near a school in Sukhanibusty on Sunday.
Police seized 115 bottles of codeine-based banned cough syrup and 480 narcotic tablets.
The suspects were identified as Niyas Hajam, Mohammad Alam, Md Alam and Sahidul Islam.
Police suspect the substances were being transported for distribution, but the source and destination remain unknown.
Investigators are questioning the four suspects about the alleged smuggling network.
- Who
- Nagrakata police arrested four youths: Niyas Hajam, Mohammad Alam, Md Alam and Sahidul Islam.
- What
- Police seized 115 bottles of codeine-based banned cough syrup and 480 narcotic tablets.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Near a school in the Sukhanibusty area of Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri district.
- Why
- Police acted on a tip-off and suspect the substances were being transported for distribution.
- Arrests
- Four youths were taken into custody.
- Cough syrup seized
- 115 bottles of codeine-based banned cough syrup.
- Tablets seized
- 480 narcotic tablets.
- Interception site
- Near a school in Sukhanibusty, Nagrakata.
- Suspected purpose
- Transport for distribution, according to police suspicion.
- Investigation status
- The source and intended destination of the substances are not yet known.
- Police action
- Investigators are questioning the suspects about a possible smuggling network.