PURNEA, Jan. 22 -- Purnea police have arrested eight members of a West Bengal-based drug smuggling racket allegedly involved in peddling brown sugar (heroin), cannabis and other contraband across Bihar, officials said. Purnea superintendent of police (SP) Sweety Sahrawat said the arrested individuals were part of a well-organised syndicate operating across several districts. Explaining the modus operandi, she said the gang had begun using crowded public transport to evade frisking and surveillance. "About 300 grams of smack has been seized from their possession. We have identified other members of the racket and they will be nabbed soon," the SP said. The arrested persons, hailing from Purnea and Araria districts, have been identified as Deepak Kumar Mehta, Mohammad Tabrez, Chhotu Mandal, Mohammad Nazir, Kanhaiya Kumar and Vikram Kumar, all residents of Purnea, and Roshan Kumar Jha and Neeraj Kumar Choudhary from Araria....