Kolkata: The Port division of Kolkata Police seized around 1,000 kg of illegal crackers in the city on Friday and arrested two persons in two separate raids. “The SSPD team of Port division intercepted two vehicles in separate instances and seized a huge quantity of fire crackers,” said DC (Port) Harikrishna Pai.
In the first case, a truck was intercepted at Kidderpore-DH Road crossing with 23 carton boxes containing different types of contraband fire crackers of different brands weighing around 870 kg.
The driver of the vehicle, Sk Sahil (21)was arrested. Cops also arrested Moidul Mallick (42) from CGR Road near Kidderpore Tram Depot with around 240 kg of various contraband firecrackers in his vehicle. TNN