Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Bengal Police Seize Cannabis and Brown Sugar in Two Raids
Police in West Bengal carried out two drug raids on Saturday.
In one raid near Nimta, they arrested five people.
They found about 90 kilograms of cannabis, along with cash and three vehicles.
Police estimate the cannabis was worth Rs 44.5 lakh.
In another raid near Bagdogra, they arrested one man.
Officers found about 1 kilogram of brown sugar, estimated to be worth Rs 2 crore.
Police are investigating where the drugs came from and where they were going.
They are also trying to find others who may have been involved.
West Bengal Police seized around 90 kg of cannabis and 1 kg of brown sugar in two operations on Saturday.
In Nimta, police arrested five people and seized cannabis estimated to be worth Rs 44.5 lakh.
Officers also confiscated Rs 5 lakh in cash and three vehicles in the Nimta operation.
In Bagdogra, the Special Task Force arrested a man and seized brown sugar estimated to be worth Rs 2 crore.
Investigators are tracing the drugs’ sources and intended destinations and looking for other people allegedly involved.
- Who
- West Bengal Police and the Special Task Force; five people were arrested in the Nimta operation and one person in the Bagdogra operation.
- What
- Police seized around 90 kg of cannabis, 1 kg of brown sugar, Rs 5 lakh in cash, and three vehicles.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Areas under Nimta police station in North 24 Parganas and Bagdogra police station in Darjeeling district, West Bengal.
- Why
- The operations targeted suspected narcotics trafficking; investigators are tracing the drugs’ sources and destinations and identifying other allegedly involved people.
- Cannabis seized
- Around 90 kg
- Estimated cannabis value
- Rs 44.5 lakh
- Brown sugar seized
- Around 1 kg
- Estimated brown sugar value
- Rs 2 crore
- Cash seized
- Rs 5 lakh
- Vehicles seized
- Three
- Arrests
- Five in the Nimta operation and one in the Bagdogra operation