Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force of State Crime Branch arrested a drug trafficker from Nadia district of West Bengal on Saturday night. The accused, Sk Lalu was wanted by the STF in a drug trafficiking case of 2021.
The STF, assisted by West Bengal Police conducted a raid in Baranaldaha village under Palasipara police limits leading to the arrest of Lalu. He is a native of Mursidabad and is an accused in a case relating to seizure of 1 kg brown sugar.
A youth who was arrested in the aforementioned case confessed that he had purchased the contraband from Lalu.
“He was produced before the Court of CJM, Tehatta in Nadia which granted the STF a transit remand of 5 days. He will be produced in the District and Sessions Judge’s court in Cuttack. Further investigation is on,” a senior police official said.
