Kolkata Police’s Narcotics Cell arrested three people and seized ganja during a raid near the Dharmatala bus stand in central Kolkata.[1][2][3][4] Acting on specific intelligence, officers raided the Maidan police station area on Wednesday and caught the three suspects near the PWD Site Office (South Division) next to the bus stand.[1][2][3][4] Police identified the three as Abdul Haque, 48, Anju Sheikh, 32, and Attabur Sheikh, 27, all residents of Murshidabad district.[5][3][4]

A total of 14.559 kg of ganja was recovered from the joint custody of the three, videographed before witnesses and gazetted officers.[1][2][6][3][4] A case was registered at Maidan police station under sections 20(B)(2)(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, on a complaint by a Narcotics Cell sub-inspector.[1][2][4] All three were produced in court on Thursday.[1][4]

In initial questioning, investigators learned the three had brought a large quantity of ganja from Narla in Kalahandi district, Odisha, intending to sell it to drug dealers in and around Kolkata.[1][3][4] Detectives are investigating who else is involved in the ring and whether the three had already been in touch with other members of the gang.[5]

The Bengali article gives the accused’s names as Abdul Haque alias Babu, Anju Sheikh and Attabur Sheikh.[7]

The Maidan police station complaint was filed by Narcotic Cell sub-inspector Prashantakumar Ray.[2]

The three accused were to be produced before the Alipore court on Thursday.[8]

The accused appeared to carry rice sacks, but ganja was hidden inside the sacks.[9] Opening the sacks and breaking a sand-cement casting revealed a special tanker wrapped in aluminium plate and tied with wire, which held packets of ganja.[9]

Investigators said they were examining who else was involved in the trafficking ring.[4]