Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Malda: brown sugar worth Rs 4 crore seized, two arrested
Police officers in a part of India called Malda found something very bad hidden in a bag.
It was a drug called brown sugar, which is against the law to sell.
The drug was heavy, weighing about as much as three big bags of sugar.
Police say it could be worth about four crore rupees, which is a huge amount of money.
Two young men were caught with the drug early in the morning.
Their names are Nur Alam and Sariqul Sheikh, and they live in a village in Malda.
They were taken to court, where a judge said they must stay with police for seven days.
Police want to find out where the drug came from and who else is involved in the smuggling.
Police are working hard to stop drugs from being sold in their district.
Police seized about three kilogrammes of high-quality brown sugar in Kaliachak, Malda district, early Wednesday morning.
The estimated market value of the recovered contraband is around Rs 4 crore.
Two smugglers, Nur Alam (21) and Sariqul Sheikh (28), were arrested from the Haruchak Matiali area.
The accused were produced before the Malda district court, which ordered seven-day police custody instead of the requested 10 days.
A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, as police investigate the source and destination of the drugs.
- Who
- Personnel of Kaliachak police station arrested two smugglers, Nur Alam (21) and Sariqul Sheikh (28).
- What
- Police seized about three kilogrammes of high-quality brown sugar worth around Rs 4 crore and arrested the two smugglers.
- When
- Early Wednesday morning (around 1 a.m.), acting on intelligence received Tuesday evening.
- Where
- Haruchak Matiali area under Kaliachak police station, Malda district, West Bengal.
- Why
- To foil a drug smuggling attempt and trace the source, intended destination and other individuals involved in the racket.
- Contraband
- Brown sugar (approximately 3 kg; 2 kg 850 g seized)
- Estimated value
- Rs 4 crore
- Arrested persons
- Nur Alam (21) and Sariqul Sheikh (28), residents of Srirampur, Kismatpur village, Kaliachak
- Location
- Haruchak Matiali area, Kaliachak, Malda district, West Bengal
- Custody order
- Court ordered 7-day police custody; 10 days was requested
- Legal provision
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985
- Investigation focus
- Source of drugs, intended destination and other racket members
- Police statement
- Malda district SP Anupam Singh said surveillance is ongoing across the district