Brown Sugar worth Rs 8 lakh seized, 1 held
In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Tripura Police arrested one drug peddler and seized around 100 grams of brown sugar from Barjala area on Wednesday.
The police stated that they received a crucial tip-off regarding one drug peddler, on the basis of the tip-off police personnel from Ramnagar out post and police personnel from West Agartala police station jointly conducted an operation. During the operation police arrested one drug peddler and seized around 100 grams of brown sugar packed in nine soap cases from his possession. The arrested drug peddler has been identified as Rajib Dutta resident of Kamalasagar area.
Moreover, the estimated value of the confiscated brown sugar in the illicit market amounts to approximately around Rs 8 lakh said cops.
Some young people are taking their lives to the brink of extinction, like heroin and brown sugar. Being addicted to drugs, they are also involved in various anti-social activities. Unable to raise money for drugs, some are organizing thefts at various homes and shops, which has led to an increase in thefts.
However, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has called on Tripura to get rid of drugs. Police are seizing crores worth of heroin, brown sugar, cannabis (ganja) and arresting traffickers, but the real kingpins remain out of reach, which is why the state is not moving towards a drug-free state despite so many anti-drug campaigns.
