Siliguri, 22nd April: A youth was arrested by the Bhaktinagar police on Monday night for attempting to smuggle banned cough syrup. The accused, identified as Utpal Sarkar, a resident of Raiganj, was caught while posing as a passenger.
According to police sources, Utpal frequently traveled by bus to the Siliguri PC Mittal bus stand to deliver the illicit substance. Acting on a tip-off, the Bhaktinagar police conducted an operation and arrested the youth. During a search, a large number of bottles of banned cough syrup were recovered from his vegetable bag.
The estimated market value of the seized cough syrup is reported to be in the lakhs of rupees. Utpal Sarkar was presented in the Jalpaiguri court on Tuesday. The police are continuing their investigation into the matter.
