Police in Bihar's Purnia district cracked open a drug trafficking network late at night after flagging down a car on suspicion. A search of the vehicle turned up 2 kg 130 grams of smack, valued at more than ₹4 crore in the market. Four women and two men travelling in the car were arrested on the spot, and police said several of them already had a criminal history under the NDPS Act.
Tip-off leads to special team, car stopped past midnight
Police had prior intelligence that a large consignment of narcotics was set to pass through the area. As soon as the tip came in, SSP Dr. Shaurya Suman formed a special team under the leadership of SDPO Dhamdaha. The team launched intensive vehicle checks in the Tikapatti police station area, stopping and searching cars for hours. Around 12:30 at night, the team signalled a car to stop. During the search, 2 kg 130 grams of smack was recovered from the four women and two men travelling inside. Police seized both the drugs and the car on the spot and arrested all six people.
Consignment worth over ₹4 crore, six mobile phones recovered
ASP Alok Ranjan of Purnia said the gang was caught based on secret information, and some of those arrested already had a criminal record. According to him, police received information on September 6 that a group was bringing in a large quantity of narcotics. Acting on that tip, vehicles were checked and 2130 grams, roughly 2 kg 130 grams, of smack or brown sugar was recovered. Six mobile phones were also seized from the accused during the search, and police are now examining them to trace other members of the gang. The car used to transport the consignment has also been seized. Six people have been arrested so far, but police are still working to establish how far the trafficking network's links extend.
Consignment was travelling from West Bengal to Rupauli
The investigation found that the smack was being brought from West Bengal and was headed to Rupauli via the Kursela-Tikapatti route. The market value of the entire consignment is estimated at around ₹4 crore. One of the arrested men has been identified as Shekhar Kumar, while the other already had a criminal history in the Rupauli area. Police said all six accused already had prior cases registered against them under the NDPS Act, suggesting this was not their first involvement in the trade.
Women were kept along to avoid suspicion during checks
Questioning also revealed that the arrested women had previously travelled with the traffickers and helped carry the consignments. Police checks tend to be less vigilant when it comes to searching women, and the gang is believed to have deliberately exploited this gap by keeping women along so that no one would suspect them along the route. A detailed investigation into the case is underway, with police trying to determine how far this trafficking network extends and who else may be involved.
