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Interstate arms smuggling ring busted in 17-day STF operation, four arrested
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News18•12-10-2026, 19:04
Interstate arms smuggling ring busted in 17-day STF operation, four arrested
- •The Special Task Force of West Bengal Police has successfully busted an active interstate arms smuggling network.
- •A 17-day operation spanned across Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal leading to four arrests.
- •Those arrested include Mohammad Farhan, Pawan Kumar Singh, Mohammad Shahnawaz Alam, and Ganesh Rana.
- •Authorities recovered pistols, magazines, ammunition, and Rs 3.90 lakh in cash during the operation.
- •In a separate anti-narcotics operation, STF and ANTF arrested six individuals and seized huge quantities of cannabis and brown sugar.
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A 17-day operation by the West Bengal Police Special Task Force uncovered an active interstate illegal arms smuggling network spanning Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, leading to the arrest of four individuals.
A total of six people were arrested in separate operations conducted by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force and STF in the Nimta and Bagdogra areas, where authorities recovered cannabis and brown sugar.
When Mohammad Farhan was arrested from Durgapur on September 25, law enforcement recovered two pistols, two magazines, and 20 rounds of ammunition.
