Heroin worth Rs 100 cr seized in Kolkata, two arrested

The Kolkata police arrested two persons and confiscated 25 kilogram of heroin from their possession on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Anti-Terrorism Squad conducted a raid at a house in the city's Paikpara area.

Kolkata: In one of the biggest drug seizures in the city, the Kolkata police arrested two persons and confiscated 25 kilograms of heroin from their possession on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.

The market price of the seized heroin could be Rs 100 crore or more, the officer said.

In the early hours of Tuesday and nabbed one UP-based narcotics drug dealer along with his Manipuri partner, he said.

"We have seized heroin weighing approximately 25.255 kg. Both the persons have been booked under the NDPS Act and an investigation into the matter is going on," the officer said.

"This is one of the biggest seizures of heroin not only in Kolkata area but also in West Bengal and the Northeast," the officer claimed.