News:2025-01-18/Report/darjeeling-superintendent-of-police-reports-1-500-kg-of-cannabis-seized-in-two-months-across-kharibari-naxalba

News record18 January 2025Report

Darjeeling superintendent of police reports 1,500 kg of cannabis seized in two months across Kharibari, Naxalbari and Phansidewa

Millennium Post reported that the superintendent of police for Darjeeling told a press conference at the Panitanki police outpost that around 25 cases had been registered under the NDPS Act in two months across the Kharibari, Naxalbari and Phansidewa areas, leading to about 60 arrests. The report said police confiscated 1,500 g of brown sugar, 1,500 kg of cannabis, 1,400 bottles of cough syrup, 15,000 drug tablets and cash worth 10 lakh rupees from these areas in the same two months. The cannabis figure is a two-month total for three blocks and not a single seizure, and the two-month window is not dated in the report. The superintendent asked residents to pass on information about trafficking or consumption, and the report described the India and Nepal border at Panitanki as a hotspot for trafficking.

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Date18 Jan 2025

CategoryReport

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaDarjeeling

LocalityPanitanki

AgencyDarjeeling district police

Coordinates26.64, 88.17

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2025-01-18 Report Darjeeling superintendent of police reports 1,500 kg of cannabis seized in two months across Kharibari, Naxalbari and Phansidewa Millennium Post reported that the superintendent of police for Darjeeling told a press conference at the Panitanki police outpost that around 25 cases had been registered under the NDPS Act in two months across the Kharibari, Naxalbari and Phansidewa areas, leading to about 60 arrests. The report said police confiscated 1,500 g of brown sugar, 1,500 kg of cannabis, 1,400 bottles of cough syrup, 15,000 drug tablets and cash worth 10 lakh rupees from these areas in the same two months. The cannabis figure is a two-month total for three blocks and not a single seizure, and the two-month window is not dated in the report. The superintendent asked residents to pass on information about trafficking or consumption, and the report described the India and Nepal border at Panitanki as a hotspot for trafficking. https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/darjeeling-cops-intensify-crackdown-on-drug-trafficking-at-panitanki-border-595426 India West Bengal Darjeeling Panitanki 26° 38' 24.00" N, 88° 10' 12.00" E Darjeeling district police