PURI – Narcotic Drugs Peddler Apprehended by STF,Odisha
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF, Bhubaneswar on the side road near JIO Petrol Pump, Nimapara Dist. Puri on the intervening night of 5/06.01.2024 against illegal dealing/possession of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended one drug peddler namely Sujit Kumar Mohanty @ Papulu, 24 years S/o.Pradip Kumar Mohanty of Gualapada, PS. Nimapada Dist. Puri.
During search contraband brown sugar (Heroin) weighing 01 Kg 060 gram (1080 gm) and other incriminating materials were recovered and seized from his possession. The accused person could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such contraband materials, for which the accused person was arrested and will be forwarded to the court of Dist & Sessions Judge cum Spl. Judge, Puri. In this connection STF PS Case No.01 dated 06.01.2024 U/s 21(c) of NDPS Act 1985 was registered. Investigation is on.
Special drive against narcotic drugs is continuing. Since 2020, STF has seized more than 75 Kg of Brown Sugar/Heroin, 202 Gram Cocaine and more than 116 quintals of Ganja/Marijuana, Opium 3 kg 630 gram and arrested more than 185 drug dealers/peddlers. STF also destroyed 62+ Kg of seized Brown sugar in last one year.
