One held with 7 ltr of codeine phosphate liquid mixture

Kolkata: A team of Bidhannagar police arrested a notorious criminal from Dakshindari area in the city and recovered a huge amount of codeine phosphate liquid mixture.

Acting on a tip off, a team of police raided BR Ambedkar play ground near Dakshindari 24 No. Rail Gate.

The officers were roaming in the area when the notorious criminal SK Raju (22) of Baguiati area in North 24 Parganas reached the place.

The police were in plain clothes for which he could not apprehend that he was being surrounded by police officers.

According to a senior police officer under Bidhannagar police commissionarate, around 7 ltr of codeine phosphate liquid mixture was seized from him.

According to the preliminary investigation, police suspect that he was going to sell it in some place in

the city.

According to police, during interrogation he failed to produce any valid documents or licence for carrying or possessing the same.

A specific case was started at Lake Town police station on the basis of which a detailed probe has been initiated. The accused has been booked under sections 21(C) of the NDPS Act. Raju is being remanded to police custody after being produced before

Barasat Court.

Police are investigating if others were involved in the incident. They are trying to figure who he was trying to sell the substance to.

According to police, Raju had been involved in various anti-social activities and many cases are pending against him at different police stations.

Police are also investigating from where Raju had bought the codeine phosphate liquid mixture and the purpose behind buying it.