Raid Conducted by STF; two Drug Peddler Apprehended.

Bhubaneswar (23-04-2024) : On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF, Bhubaneswar with the help of Angul district police at Talcher Dist. Angul on the early morning of 22.04.2024 against illegal dealing/possession of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended two drug peddlers including one interstate drug peddler namely Rakibul Sekh, 43 Years S/o. Late Muntaja Ali of Khodabandpur PS. Farakka, Arjunpur, Dist. Murshidabad , West Bengal and Bijay Birbarma, 26 Years S/o. Late Bulu Birabarma of Trinath Colony PS. Talcher Dist. Angul, Odisha.

During search contraband brown sugar (Heroin) weighing more than 1.1 Kg (1120 gram) and other incriminating materials were recovered and seized from their possession. The accused persons could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such contraband materials, for which the accused persons have been arrested and are being forwarded to the court of Addl. District Judge cum Spl. Judge, Talcher Dist. Angul. In this connection STF PS Case No.18 dated 22.04.2024 U/s 21(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985 was registered. Investigation is on.
This is worth to mention that Brown sugar is a local/ crude version of Heroin (chemical name- Di- acetyl Morphine). In Odisha, it is generally trafficked from Murshidabad- Nadia -Burdwan districts of West engal via Midnapore- Jaleswar using road or rail route. Particularly Lalgola area of Murshidabad is considered to be hub of the Brown sugar production. Locally available/ grown opium and easily available chemicals like Acetic anhydride (locally popular as “Pani” in Murshidabad area) makes production of Brown sugar easy in this area.

Unlike the Ganja ( which is Voluminous & heavy and takes lot of space for transportation), Brown sugar is very easy for trafficking because of very less in volume and weight and also doesn’t have any specific smell like Ganja. It makes the job of law enforcement agencies difficult.
Special drive against narcotic drugs is continuing. Since 2020, STF has seized more than 76 Kg of Brown Sugar/Heroin, 202 Gram Cocaine and more than 124 quintals of Ganja/Marijuana, Opium more than 14 kg and arrested more than 197 drug dealers/peddlers including many inter-state traffickers.

General Information
Chemical name of Brown sugar/ Heroin is Di- acetyl Morphine. It is made from Opium with some
chemical like Acteic anhydride, calcium hydroxide, ammonium chloride 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.