Pharmacy owner held with ganja, 285 Phensedyl bottles in Durgapur
Police arrested pharmacy owner Sudip Mukhopadhyay in Durgapur after finding 285 codeine-based Phensedyl bottles, banned tablets and several ganja packets at his house. Police say the stock may point to a wider supply network around student areas and are seeking custody for further investigation.
New Township police in Durgapur arrested pharmacy owner Sudip Mukhopadhyay after
recovering cough syrup, banned tablets and ganja packets.[1]Officers raided
his house in the Steel Park More area under New Township police station on
Monday night.[1]A second report describes the same overnight operation at the
house between Fuljhor More and Steel Park More and names the same detained shop
owner.[2]
Officers found 285 bottles of Phensedyl syrup, a large number of banned tablets
and several packets of ganja, the local name for cannabis, in the house.[1]Deputy Commissioner (East) Raspreet Singh said about 285 bottles of
codeine-phosphate Phensedyl syrup and banned tablets were seized in the Fuljhor
operation and the detainee would be taken into police custody for investigation.[1]The second report lists the haul as 285 bottles of codeine-phosphate
Phensedyl syrup, many banned tablets and a few ganja packets.[2]
Investigators are examining where the stock came from, where it was to be
supplied and whether others are involved.[2]Police connect the Bidhan Nagar
and Fuljhor area, home to many private colleges and students from other states,
to complaints of evening intoxication among students and local youths and
suspect a larger network.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
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No weight or exact count for the ganja packets was published, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded; the 285 Phensedyl bottles and banned tablets are non-cannabis and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The raid is described as Monday night in one report and Tuesday early morning in the other for the same overnight operation; 2 November 2026 is used as the incident date while both reports were published on 3 November 2026.
No court outcome was reported; police said the detainee would be taken into custody for detailed investigation.
Only two Bengali reports of this event were opened; no separate police or agency statement was found.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
