BJP youth wing leader Pamela Goswami was arrested with cocaine worth lakhs of rupees from south Kolkata's upscale New Alipore area, police said.

Goswami, the state secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), was along with a friend, identified as Prabir Kumar Dey, in her car when both of them were nabbed, they said. Around 100 gm of cocaine "worth a few lakh of rupees" was found in her handbag, and other parts of the car, police claimed.

A team of policemen in eight vehicles surrounded Goswami's car and apprehended her, he said. Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the New Alipore police station made the arrests when she was parking the vehicle, an officer said.

"She was involved in drug trafficking for quite some time. Today, we got information that she, along with her supplier Prabir, was reaching the spot to hand over the drugs to the purchasers," he said.

The BJP youth-wing leader's security guard, who was inside the same vehicle, was also arrested, the police officer said. "An investigation into the matter is underway. We are trying to find out whether she is involved in any drug racket," he said.

The BJP said it suspected that Goswami was being framed, but added that if she is found guilty, the law should take its course.

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