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- Viruthampattu police in Vellore arrested a 22-year-old man, S. Manoj Kumar, originally from Bihar, for selling narcotic-laced chocolates.
- He was intercepted near a bus stop while a special police team was patrolling the area, and about 1,500 narcotic-laced chocolates were found in his bag.
- Kumar told police he procured the contraband in Bihar and was in Vellore to board a bus to Virudhunagar to meet his brother.
- The searches followed orders from Superintendent of Police U.N.
- Sivaraman to prevent possession and sale of narcotics, and a case has been registered with a probe under way.
What to watch next
- Findings of the ongoing police probe into where and how the chocolates were procured and distributed.
- Whether further arrests follow as investigators trace the supply chain from Bihar.
- Continued special police team surveillance and searches in Vellore district for narcotics.
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