Agartala , May 10, 2024, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala May 10: Police of East Agartala Police Station apprehended five youths in connection with brown sugar possession. The arrests took place on Thursday night in the Shivnagar Modern Club and Kalyani area of the capital city.

Providing the details to the media, East Agartala Police Station OC said that the operation was carried out on the basis of information from secret sources.

“At first East Agartala Police personnel with the help of College Tilla Outpost police apprehended three youths who were selling narcotic brown sugar near the College premises. Later, two more were detained from Kalyani area with the same drugs”, he said.

The detained youths have been identified as Biswajit Nama, Jewel Mia, Sujit Saha and Vicky Tanti.

The official added, “During primary interrogation, they admitted selling drugs in various areas across the state capital”.

The police seized a total of 16 gm brown sugar having a market value of approximately Rs 80 thousand, 150 vials, two mobile phones and a scooty.

As the suspects are currently in custody and investigations are ongoing, police officials informed to nab the drug dealer and the owner of the scooty believed to be linked to the drug trafficking activity.