Rajganj, 30th November: The Siliguri Special Task Force (STF) apprehended four individuals attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis using a secret chamber in a pickup van. The accused, identified as Mausam Sarkar, Hablu Hussain, Rafiqul Mian, and Uttam Chandra Narayan, all hail from Cooch Behar district.
The operation took place on Saturday morning near the Fatapukur toll plaza on the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri National Highway. Acting on a tip-off, the STF intercepted a pickup van suspected of transporting cannabis from Cooch Behar to Siliguri. Alongside the van, another four-wheeler passenger vehicle, believed to be accompanying the smuggling operation, was also stopped.
