Tripua: Police recover 400 bottles brown sugar, more than Rs 1 lakh cash in major drug bust

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Inspector Sushanta Deb of the NCC Police Station launched a successful operation in the Goalabasti district of Tripura as part of a major crackdown on drug trafficking. The police were able to capture five people involved in the illegal drug trade, including two women, after acting on a trustworthy tip.

During the raid late night on Tuesday, 400 bottles of brown sugar, approximately 300 empty vials, and cash amounting to Rs 125,510 were recovered, police said. "We received credible information regarding drug dealings in Goalabasti and acted swiftly to address the situation," Inspector Deb stated.

"The arrest of these individuals and the recovery of such a large quantity of brown sugar is a significant achievement in our fight against drug trafficking," he added. The five suspects were presented in court on Wednesday. The case has been registered under multiple sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, including Sections 21D, 25, 27 (A), and 29.

"From a reliable source, we got information yesterday night that in the Goalabasti area, drug dealers are dealing something. Accordingly, we raided the place. We were successful in arresting five people, including two women. We were successful in recovering 400 bottles of brown sugar, near about 300 empty vials and cash of Rs 125510. We will produce all five people in court today. We have taken a case under the NDPS act, Section 21 D, 25, 27 (A) and 29 of the NDPS Act," Deb said.

To contribute to making the environment safer for everyone, the police asked the public to keep reporting information on illicit activity.

Earlier on Tuesday night, police stopped five people on an interstate bus from Dharmanagar to Silchar and seized a sizable amount of marijuana. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Samaresh Das led a team of police who stopped and searched the bus close to the Churaibari police station near the Tripura border.

"The search operation revealed multiple small packets of cannabis found with five passengers hailing from Bihar. The confiscated cannabis, weighing a total of seven kilograms, is estimated to have a black market value of approximately one lakh rupees," Das said.

(With Inputs from ANI)