At least 39,000 detonators were seized from a truck in West Bengal's Birbhum district and the driver of the vehicle was arrested on Sunday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, police conducted 'naka checking' on National Highway 60 in Mohammad Bazaar area and seized the detonators from a truck coming from Raniganj in Paschim Barddhaman district, they said.
An investigation is underway, they added.
(Published 04 October 2020, 23:22 IST)
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