195 kg ganja, 5,400 banned cough syrup bottles seized in Bengal

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department on Saturday seized 195 kilogram of ganja and 5,400 bottles of banned Phensedyl cough syrup from Nadia district of West Bengal, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers raided a residence in Kuchaidanga village in Hogolberia and seized the products.

The accused namely Sahidul Khan, 34, and Ganesh Biswas, 40, are well-known drug mafiosi of the area, said Nishad Parvez, Deputy Inspector General of state CID Department. - IANS