Patna, March 15 Patna Police on Saturday arrested a major narcotics supplier operating in the city and seized drugs worth around Rs 7.5 crore, an officer said on Sunday.
The police arrested the drug supplier during a raid conducted in the Khagaul police station area of Patna.
Speaking to reporters here, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said, "Police recovered a plastic bag containing five packets of narcotic substances weighing 4.846 kg, including 2.026 kg of heroin and 2.82 kg of brown sugar."
The recovered heroin is of very high quality, and the total market value of the seized drugs is estimated to be around Rs 7.5 crore, he added.
"Acting on inputs received while probing backward linkages in NDPS cases, police gathered information that drugs were being supplied across Patna from the Khagaul region. Further intelligence pointed to a suspect, Kallu Paswan, in Mustafapur village under Khagaul police station limits," Sharma said.
A police team conducted a raid, during which the suspect tried to flee but was apprehended, he added.
Police also seized a digital weighing scale, Rs 2,400 cash, and a mobile phone from the house.
Sharma said that prima facie, it appears that the suspect has acquired huge property through the illegal trade of narcotics over a prolonged period of time.
"Several bank accounts and land documents linked to the accused have also been recovered and are being examined. Other members of his family are suspected to be involved, and action will be taken against them as well," he added.
He also said that police are trying to nab other suspects in the case.
