Senior Correspondent.TOD.Balurghat
In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, police in West Bengal’s South Dinajpur district seized narcotics worth more than ₹55 lakh and arrested seven people during a series of operations across the district.The seizures included a substantial quantity of brown sugar and hundreds of bottles of codeine-based cough syrup. Superintendent of Police Abhishek Gupta announced the results at a press conference at the district police headquarters in Balurghat on Monday. Senior police officials, including the Additional Superintendent of Police, were also present.
According to the police, the operations were part of a special initiative titled “Special Anti-Drug Week,” which began across the district on October 31. The campaign combines public awareness programmes with intensified enforcement efforts aimed at disrupting drug trafficking and illegal sales.In one operation, police recovered 414 grams of brown sugar from the Deor area of Kumarganj and arrested a woman identified as Khatun Bibi.
In a separate raid in Dakshinpara, under Hili police station, officers seized 145 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup and arrested Surajit Barman. Police also recovered 180 bottles of cough syrup from Kurban Ali Sarkar in the Mamudpur area of Kumarganj.Meanwhile, a joint operation by Patiram police and the district's Special Operations Group led to the recovery of 109 grams of brown sugar from locations near Bolla bus stand and in Kumarganj. Four people, including two women, were arrested in connection with these seizures.
Police officials estimated the black-market value of the confiscated drugs at more than ₹55 lakh.However, authorities said the investigation would extend beyond the arrests and seizures. Police are now attempting to identify the larger trafficking network, including the alleged key operators and supply chains behind the illegal trade.“We want to reach the roots of the criminal network, identify the entire chain and dismantle it,” officials indicated. Alongside enforcement, the district police are also focusing on rehabilitation.
According to the Superintendent of Police, a six-month de-addiction and rehabilitation programme is being undertaken to help people struggling with substance dependence receive treatment and return to normal life.The district administration's strategy, therefore, combines tougher action against drug traffickers with rehabilitation initiatives for those affected by addiction.With further operations planned in the coming days, South Dinajpur Police say they intend to intensify their campaign towards their stated goal of building a “Drug-Free South Dinajpur.”
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