3 Accused Apprehended; Ganja more than 161 kg Seized by STF
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar,12/06/23:On the basis of intelligence input, a team of STF conducted raid with the help of Angul District police at village Chandrapur PS. Athamalik Dist. Angul against illegal storage/sell of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended three accused persons namely 1) Sarmit Urma @ Milu S/o. Sankirtan Urma of Chandrapur PS. Athamalik Dist. Angul, 2) Rohit Behera @ Landa S/o. Suresh Behera of Madhapur PS. Athamalik Dist. Angul and 3) Sunil Deep S/o. Ghanshyam Deep of Routpada PS. Harabhanga Dist. Boudh.
During search Ganja more than 161 kg and other incriminating materials were recovered & seized from their possession. A case has been registered on the report of STF at Athamalik Police Station for necessary legal action. This refers to Athamalik Police Station Case No.131 dated 11.06.2023 U/s.20(b)(ii)(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985. Investigation is on.
Special drive against narcotic drugs is continuing. Since 2020, STF has seized more than 69 Kg of Brown Sugar/Heroin, 202 Gram Cocaine and more than 115 quintals of Ganja/Marijuna, Opium 750 gram and arrested more than 172 drug dealers/peddlers.
