Some days ago media reported on the Kolkata Police having seized over 4 kg of heroin from a goods vehicle in Garden Reach area of the city, and arrested two persons in this connection. Acting on a tip-off, a team intercepted the vehicle on Friday night and seized heroin weighing 4.20 kg, worth around Rs 20 crore in the international market, a senior police officer said. “It was kept concealed inside the vehicle. The duo were trying to smuggle the drug. We are investigating the matter,” she said.
Now, more than 12 kg of cannabis was seized from a car at Regent Park area in the southern part of Kolkata on Saturday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, policemen intercepted a car on Brickfield Road and recovered 12.5 kg of cannabis hidden below the seats. While one of the occupants of the car was arrested, his companion managed to flee, police said.
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