BROWN SUGAR PEDDLERS APPREHENDED
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar: On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by STF on the intervening night of 11/12.05.2022 near Dadhimachhagadia under Khordha Sadar Police Station Dist. Khordha against illegal possession of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended three drug peddlers namely 1) Ranjan Kumar Patasani @ Nalu of Goda Lokanath PS. Begunia Dist. Khordha, 2) Laxmidhar Swain @ Kalu of Routpada PS. Begunia Dist. Khordha and 3) Amarendra Mohapatra @ Dipu of Harirajpur PS. Banki Dist. Cuttack at present L-45, BDA Colony PS. Khordha Town Dist. Khrodha.
During search brown sugar weighing 01 kg 042 gram and other incriminating materials were recovered & seized from their possession.
The accused persons could not produce any document or authority for possession such contraband brown sugar, for which they have been arrested and is being forwarded to the court. In this connection STF PS case No. 11/2022 U/s 21(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985 has been registered. Investigation is on.
Special drive against narcotic drugs is continuing. Since 2020, STF has seized more than 51 Kg of Brown Sugar/Heroin, 202 Gram Cocaine and more than 93 quintals of Ganja/Marijuna, Opium 750 gram and arrested more than 144 drug dealers/peddlers.
