Buxar: Two women, including a mother-daughter duo, were arrested and 11.6 grams of a suspected heroin-like substance along with one litre of foreign liquor was seized from their possession in Shantinagar under Town police station area in Buxar on Sunday. Buxar SP Shubham Arya shared details of the operation on Monday.The arrested women were identified as Sona Devi (45) and her daughter Rani Rajbhar (19), both residents of Shantinagar. According to police, they allegedly procured narcotics and liquor from outside the district and concealed them in sand at their house before selling them.Acting on a tip-off, the SP constituted a special team under SDPO Gaurav Pandey to verify the information and conduct a raid. During the search, police recovered 30 packets containing 11.6 grams of the suspected narcotic substance and one litre of foreign liquor.A case (No. 559/26) has been registered under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act and the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Further investigation is underway.
