Kolkata Police Arrests Drug Peddler, Heroin Worth Rs 26 Crore Seized

Acting on a tip-off, Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested Durgapur-based ''wanted'' drug peddler.

The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested a drug peddler in the city and seized heroin worth nearly Rs 26 crore from his possession, a senior officer said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the STF detained the Durgapur-based ''wanted'' drug peddler when he was riding a motorcycle on EM Bypass near Captain Bheri under Pragati Maidan Police Station area on Saturday midnight, he said. "We seized from his possession heroin weighing around 5.177 kg having a market value of Rs 25.88 crore in the international grey market," the police officer said.