Kolkata March 14 (IANS) The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department on Wednesday said it had seized a large quantity of psychotropic/habit-forming drugs including methamphetamine from Birbhum district.
"A CID team raided a house in Ilambazar this morning and seized 5 000 tablets of methamphetamine and 66 bottles of a pain-killer drug " Deputy Inspector General (CID) Nishad Parvez said in a release. Houseowner Lalan could not be arrested.
The officer said it was the biggest seizure of methamphetamine by the CID in five years.
A case was registered at Ilambazar police station.
--IANS
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