Bengal STF arrests four, seizes 2.7 kg of morphine on highway in Malda's Kaliachak
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the four belonged to an inter-state smuggling racket and promised an 'iron fist' against drug peddling.
West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested four people and seized about 2.688 kg of morphine from a vehicle on National Highway 12 near Madhughat in Malda district's Kaliachak on Sunday, according to a report by the news agency IANS citing Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
The four were part of an inter-state narcotics smuggling racket, the Chief Minister said in a post on social media, IANS reported. He said a specific case had been started "to thoroughly dismantle the entire racket from its roots".
"I appreciate the officers and personnel of West Bengal Police and the STF for their swift, coordinated action," Adhikari wrote, adding that those involved would be "dealt with an iron fist" under what he called the government's "zero tolerance policy against drug peddling".
The police had not released the names of those arrested or a value for the seizure by Sunday night. The Declaration has not seen a police statement on the case.
Kaliachak, which lies close to the border with Bangladesh, has long been a focus of police action against drug and counterfeit-currency smuggling.
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