In a successful operation, police personnel from Jatrapur police station of Sonamura Subdivision under Sepahijala district arrested a notorious drug smuggler and recovered narcotic substances along with a country-made gun.
Police sources said that based on secret information, security forces raided at the house of one drug smuggler Aktar Hussain (24) at Bashpukur villager under the same police station in the wee hours of Thursday.
During the raid, police arrested Aktar Husain and in the course of search operation at his house, forces recovered a packet containing dry cannabis (Ganja) concealed inside a plastic drum. Police also seized 20 bottles of Eskuf cough syrup, often misused as an intoxicant, along with a country-made gun.
Speaking with media persons on Thursday afternoon, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jatrapur police station Parthanath Bhowmik said that a case has been registered under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act and Arms Act, and the accused was produced before the Sonamura court on Thursday.
Police sought a three-day remand for further interrogation. OC expressed hope that questioning during the remand period would yield crucial information regarding the drug trafficking network and its associates.
The OC stated that similar drives against narcotics, illegal trade, and criminal activities would continue in the future.
It may be recalled here that, several operations conducted in different parts of the Sonamura Subdivision in recent months have resulted in the recovery of significant quantities of contraband and intoxicants. These incidents have raised fresh concerns among local residents over the growing nexus of drug and narcotics trafficking. Many locals believe that the easy availability of intoxicants is posing a serious threat to public safety, particularly among the youth.