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Crime
West Bengal STF Seizes Interstate Drug Network, Holds Four from Malda
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 01 Nov 2026, 01:17 PM
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The West Bengal Special Task Force dismantled an interstate drug syndicate, arresting four suspects from Malda. The operation targeted the trafficking of narcotics across state borders.
The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) carried out a coordinated operation that disrupted an interstate drug trafficking network.
Four individuals from the Malda district were arrested during the raid, which targeted the movement of narcotics between West Bengal and neighboring states.
STF officials said the suspects were involved in the procurement and distribution of illegal drugs, and that the bust was part of a larger crackdown on cross‑border drug smuggling.
The operation follows a series of intelligence reports indicating a surge in drug trafficking routes through the Malda region.
Four individuals from the Malda district were arrested during the raid, which targeted the movement of narcotics between West Bengal and neighboring states.
STF officials said the suspects were involved in the procurement and distribution of illegal drugs, and that the bust was part of a larger crackdown on cross‑border drug smuggling.
The operation follows a series of intelligence reports indicating a surge in drug trafficking routes through the Malda region.