378 arrested in eight-day anti-drug drive across Bengal; narcotics worth Rs 64 crore seized

Kolkata, Nov 8 (UNI) The West Bengal government has claimed a major breakthrough in its statewide crackdown on narcotics, with police arresting 378 people and registering 212 cases in an eight-day special drive against drug trafficking and illegal narcotics trade. The operation, conducted across the state from October 31 to November 7, resulted in the seizure of drugs worth approximately Rs 64 crore, while narcotics worth another Rs 101 crore, seized earlier, were destroyed. The figures were shared by West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari in a social media post on Saturday night. Adhikari said the state government followed a…