Odisha Police nabs drug peddler with Brown Sugar in Mayurbhanj

Bureau, Odishabarta (22-02-2024) : On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF, Bhubaneswar with the help of Mayurbhanj district police at Tato Biunria under Karanjia PS jurisdiction Dist. Mayurbhanj on the intervening night of 21/22.02.2024 against illegal dealing/possession of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended one drug peddler namely Khirasindhu Samal, 49 Years S/o. Late Niranjan Samal At- Karanjia NAC, (Ward No. 8, Gudisahi), At/Pr-Tato, Biunria, PS- Karanjia Dist- Mayurbhanj.

During search contraband brown sugar (Heroin) weighing 302 gram 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 has been arrested and will be forwarded to the court of Addl. District Judge cum Spl. Judge, Karanjia Dist. Mayurbhanj. In this connection STF PS Case No.09 dated 22.02.2024 U/s 21(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985 was registered. Investigation is on. The accused was earlier booked in Excise PR Case No. 09/2022 where contraband brown sugar was seized from his possession.

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 120 quintals of Ganja/Marijuana, Opium 3 kg 630 gram and arrested more than 187 drug dealers/peddlers. STF also destroyed 39 kg seized Brown Sugar in the last year.

General Information Chemical name of Brown sugar/ Heroin is Di- acetyl Morphine. It is made from
Opium with some chemical like Acteic anhydride etc. It is a prohibited narcotic drug under NDPS Act, 1985. Punishment for manufacturing/ possessing/selling/ purchasing/ transporting/ importing/ exporting/ using of Heroin/ Brown-SugarCommercial quantity- 10- 20 Years of imprisonment Plus fine
Medium quantity- up to 10 Years of imprisonment Plus fine
Small quantity- up to 01 years of imprisonment plus fine
Heroin/ Brown sugar/ Diacetylmorphine
Commercial quantity – 250 Gram and above
Medium quantity- 5 to 250 Gram
Small Quantity- up to 05 gram
Forfeiture of property
In addition of the above mentioned punishment, all the property (movable and
immovable) of the drug trafficker acquired in last six years from illegal business of
drugs will be seized and forfeited.