Kolkata cocaine case: Two more held, 10 arrested so far
Two persons have been arrested from Kolkata in connection with a drug haul case in which two BJP leaders in West Bengal were apprehended earlier, police said on Wednesday. Around 10 grams of cocaine was seized from the possession of one person who was picked up from Entally, and another was arrested from the KIT building in the Poddar Court area on Tuesday night.
Accused to be produced in court later in the day
"The two are drug peddlers and had been helping persons who were earlier arrested in connection with the New Alipore cocaine haul case. They will be produced at a city court later in the day," a senior officer said. The Kolkata Police sleuths have so far apprehended 10 people in connection with the case, the officer informed.
BJP's Pamela Goswami arrested last month in cocaine haul case
A case has been registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he added. A woman, who was arrested from New Town on Monday, used to purchase drugs from them. Last month BJP Youth Leader Pamela Goswami, her friend Prabir Kumar Dey and private security guard Somnath Chatterjee were also arrested from South Kolkata's New Alipore in the cocaine haul case.
BJP's Rakesh Singh and another person accompanying him also held
Allegedly, around 90 grams of cocaine was found in Goswami's car. Based on her statement, BJP's state committee member Rakesh Singh and another person, who was accompanying him, were also held in Galsi in the Purba Bardhaman district. Another close aide of Singh was arrested last week from the Orphanganj Road area in the city.
