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DRI seizes drugs worth Rs 26 cr, arrests 10 in major Kolkata crackdown

Kolkata, Sep 14 (UNI) In a major crackdown against drug cartels in Kolkata, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a multi-pronged operation, has arrested 10 suspects and seized contraband drugs worth over Rs 26 crore, official sources said today.
The simultaneous search operations were conducted by the DRI's Kolkata Zonal office at three different locations – one in NSCBI Airport, and two residential premises in Bijoygarh locality of Jadavpur in south Kolkata on Friday.
The DRI's raids happened in the residential locationS, belonging to the mastermind of hydroponic weed, cannabis and cocaine of substantial quantity was found.
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