NCB seizes 500gm heroine from Murshidabad

KOLKATA: Narcotics Control Bureau and BSF on Monday seized around 500 gram of heroine from a border outpost near Lalgola in Murshidabad. The seized drug, which was to be sent to Bangladesh, has a market price of Rs 1.5 core. According to NCB sources, two history sheeters from the nearby area were trying to take the consignment to the neighbouring country.
“So far it seems that the consignment was sourced from some clandestine laboratories in the area.We have already brought the Lalgola and Palasi area under our surveillance,” said Dilip Srivastav, regional director (east) of NCB. The agency has seized more than 300 gram of heroine from Siliguri earlier this year. “It seems that the consignment was procured from Siliguri and was brought for the local consumption,” said Srivastav.
According to NCB sources, after a crackdown at Malda, clandestine laboratories have started mushrooming in Murshidabad. The areas across Plassey and Lalgola in the district are under the radar of the agency now.