Odisha STF, Intelligence Input Effect & Seized Brown Sugar

Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar,19/12/23:On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF, Bhubaneswar on the side NH-49 near Jodiaghati, Keonjhar under Keonjhar Town PS Dist. Keonjhar 18.12.2023 evening against illegal dealing/possession of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended one drug peddler namely Rajendra Kumar Majhi @ Raju, 46 Years S/o. Late Duryadhan Majhi of Baidyarajsahi (Karan Sahi) PS. Keonjhar Dist. Keonjhar.

During search contraband brown sugar (Heroin) weighing 01 Kg 080 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, Keonjhar Dist. Keonjhar. In this connection STF PS Case No.32 dated 19.12.2023 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 74 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 184 drug dealers/peddlers. STF also destroyed 62+ Kg of seized Brown sugar in last one 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-Sugar-  Commercial 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.