Two arrested with a huge cache of narcotics in Tripura

The Tripura police recovered a huge cache of contraband from a house in Rangutia village in the state on late Monday night. The accused have been arrested and are interrogated.

Agartala: The Tripura police has achieved major success by seizing a huge cache of narcotics and arresting two persons from Rangutia village under Lefunga Police Station in the west district of the state on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Piyamadhuri Majumder said that they got a tip-off from the Special Task Force, which was formed under his surveillance after he joined the Tripura police. The raid was carried out around 2:30 am on Monday late night in a house at Rangutia village till 5 am.

Majumder said, “Based on a tip-off we seized a huge cache of narcotics, including 400 bottles of Phensidyl, 5000 Yaba tablets, many bottles of foreign liquors, Rs 2 lakh and one 9mm factory-made empty pistol, a car, from the house. The raid started at 2:30 am and continued till 5 am and these raids would be continued to free Tripura from drug menace”, police personnel said. Majumdar also informed that two accused identified as Ratan Deb (39) and his nephew Anup Deb (26) were also arrested and they are being interrogated as the gun found in their possession is for their personal use.

The additional Superintendent of Police (urban) Anirban Das, who was also present at the press conference, has informed that they are suspecting that the accused are hardcore drug mafias. Majumdar informed that other women's family members would not be included as of now, but during the interrogation, if any links are found with them, then they, too, would be taken into custody.