Bihar woman arrested in Bengal with Rs 1.50 crore banned narcotics

Malda district Police seizes brown sugar worth Rs 1.5 crores which was being smuggled to Bihar

In a major success ahead of Diwali, West Bengal’s Malda district police have recovered brown sugar in a huge amount. An attempt was being made to smuggle the illegal drugs into neighbouring state Bihar on Sunday night, but the police foiled the plot. A huge amount of drugs was recovered from Malda’s Vaishnavnagar police station area, the market value of which is about Rs 1.5 crores. A young woman from Bihar has been arrested. The name of the acc…

Bihar woman arrested in Bengal with Rs 1.50 crore banned narcotics

Kolkata, Oct 20, 2025 A woman from Bihar was arrested with Rs 1.50 crore banned narcotics in her possession at Kaliachak in Malda district of West Bengal on Monday, an official said. The police have identified the accused as Kanchan Devi, a resident of Bhagalpur in Malda district of West Bengal. She was presented at a district court in Malda on Monday afternoon, and the court remanded her to police custody. The cops suspect that she is a part of…