Patna Police Bust Drug Unit, Seize Over 21 Kg of Brown Sugar Worth Rs 25 Crore

Overview

• Patna Police, which launched coordinated raids Saturday in the Alamganj area and Ram Krishna Nagar, arrested two suspects and recovered about 21 kg of brown sugar valued at roughly Rs 25 crore.
• Officers first hit a city flat used as a distribution point, then moved to a rented site in Khemni Chak where they found a processing setup with mixer‑grinders, digital scales, and a cutting agent used to bulk up the drug.
• The arrested men were identified as Jitendra Kumar and Nitish Kumar, and police said both have prior cases tied to a past 9 kg smack seizure, pointing to a long‑running operation.
• A police constable named Rishikesh Kumar emerged in the probe after the recovery of cheques, with officials saying he has been absent for months and is being sought; officers also seized a pistol, a country‑made firearm, and cash.
• SSP Kartikeya Sharma said the scale suggests a larger network with about six supply‑chain handlers and 15–20 local distributors, and he linked the case work to recent actions in Samastipur as teams trace supplier routes from Uttar Pradesh.