Dumka: Deoghar police busted an interstate brown sugar smuggling network, arresting four accused from Mohanpur police station area in a late-night operation on Saturday and seizing 102.14 grams of the narcotic.
The arrested were identified as Sheikh Rasel Alam, Md. Samad alias Sameer, Rohit Kumar and Neeraj Kumar Mahta. Police said two are from Birbhum, West Bengal, and two from Deoghar.
Acting on a tip-off, a special team intercepted a car and motorcycle on Bada Jharna–Khargadih road. Police also seized Rs 1,49,300 cash, five mobile phones, one car and one motorcycle. “More arrests were on the anvil,” SP Praveen Pushkar said.
With over a decade of journalism experience, he covers entire San...
Read MoreWith over a decade of journalism experience, he covers entire Santhal Parganas encompassing six districts in Jharkhand. He writes of varied issues from politics, health, tribal issues among others.
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