Two Held After Controlled Substances Seized at Gyalshing Checkpoint
Two Held After Controlled Substances Seized at Gyalshing Checkpoint
Gyalshing, Aug 21: Police have registered a case under the Sikkim Anti-Drugs Act (SADA), 2006, after controlled substances were allegedly recovered from a vehicle travelling from Siliguri towards Gyalshing on Thursday night.
According to police, credible information was received at around 9:30 pm on August 20 regarding two persons identified as Mithilesh Kumar Prasad and Surya Pradhan, both residents of Gyalshing, who were travelling in a MAX vehicle bearing registration number SK-02-J-0505.
Acting on the information, police set up a nakabandi at 7th Mile and intercepted the vehicle.
The two individuals were searched in the presence of DySP Bimal Gurung, SDPO Gyalshing, a Gazetted Officer, along with independent witnesses. Police said no contraband was recovered from their persons during the search.
However, a subsequent search of a green-coloured bag allegedly belonging to the two individuals, which was kept in the carrier of the vehicle, led to the recovery of 145 loose blue-coloured WINDLAS capsules, 97 Nitrosun-10 tablets and one bottle of CHOCO+ cough syrup, according to police.
The substances were subsequently seized following the prescribed procedure.
Police have registered a case under the relevant provisions of the Sikkim Anti-Drugs Act (SADA), 2006.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the source and intended destination of the seized substances and determine whether any other persons are involved in the case.
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