Jamshedpur, Jharkhand: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Baharagora Police in East Singhbhum district arrested a smuggler from Kharagpur with 20.050 kg of marijuana near the Baharagora bus stand. The accused was en route to West Bengal when police intercepted him based on a confidential tip-off.
During a press conference on Sunday, Rural Superintendent of Police Rishabh Garg said that police received information around 11 a.m. about a man carrying a large quantity of drugs towards Baharagora. Acting swiftly, a special police team led by Ghatsila SDPO cordoned off the area and apprehended the accused on the spot.
The arrested smuggler has been identified as Dipendra Somani (52), son of late Nagin Das Somani, a resident of Shop No. 124, Railway Market, Gol Bazar, Kharagpur (West Medinipur, West Bengal). Police recovered 20.050 kg of marijuana, an Android mobile phone (IMEI: 86226174954905), and ₹540 in cash from his possession.
During interrogation, Somani confessed that he had purchased the marijuana from a man named Sultan, a resident of Kharagpur, and intended to supply it in the Baharagora region of Jharkhand. Police have registered a case under Section 20(b)ii(c) of the NDPS Act and have remanded the accused to judicial custody.
Under the supervision of Ghatsila SDPO, the operation was executed by Baharagora Police Station in-charge Shankar Prasad Kushwaha, along with Raja Ram Singh Munda, Rahul Kumar, Somraj Oraon, Shubhkant Jha, Kamal Tidu, Abhishek Oraon, and Suman Kumar Jyoti. The seized contraband has been sealed and stored as evidence, while police continue their investigation to trace other members of the drug smuggling network.
