Nearly 2 Crore Worth of Brown Sugar Seized, Two Traffickers Arrested in Malda

**Malda:** The police of Malda Town GRP station arrested two drug traffickers after seizing brown sugar worth nearly 2 crore rupees. On Monday, the arrested individuals were presented in Malda district court with a request for seven days of police custody.

According to police sources, the district police's crime monitoring group and GRP police set a trap at Malda Town station after receiving secret information about drug trafficking. Based on specific information, two suspects were detained and searched after a train arrived at the station.

During the search, a total of **2 kg 582 grams of brown sugar** was recovered from them. The police claim that the estimated market value of the seized drugs is nearly 2 crore rupees. Following this, the two individuals were arrested.

The arrested individuals are named **Jubail Sheikh and Alep Sheikh**. Both are residents of Mojampur and Mominpara areas in the Kaliachak region of Malda, according to police sources.

During initial interrogation, the police learned that each of the arrested individuals was supposed to receive **10 thousand rupees** for delivering the drugs from Kamakhya to Malda. However, investigators are trying to find out from whom this drug was taken and where it was supposed to be delivered.

The police are investigating who else is involved in this drug trafficking network. They are trying to gather information about other members of the drug trafficking network by interrogating the arrested individuals. On Monday, they were presented in court with a request for seven days of police custody.