Alipurduar police seize cannabis from truck, 2 arrested

Acting on a tip off, Alipurduar police found 230 kilos of cannabis from a truck on Sunday and arrested its driver and cleaner.

According to police sources, the truck with a registration plate of Nagaland was coming from Agartala. It was intercepted on NH31C by a team of Samuktala police station in Salsalabari area.

“Our men found 23 packets, each with around 10 kilos of cannabis, concealed in the truck’s cabin. The cost is around Rs 25 lakh,” said a police officer.

The police arrested the driver and the cleaner and seized the truck.