Baripada, Feb 22: A team of Special Task Force (STF) with the help of Mayurbhanj district police conducted a raid at Tato Biunria under Karanjia PS jurisdiction in Mayurbhanj district against illegal dealing/possession of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended one drug peddler.
The accused has been identified as Khirasindhu Samal (49) of Tato in the district.
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 Special Judge, Karanjia.
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 grams and arrested more than 187 drug dealers/peddlers. STF also destroyed 39 kg seized Brown Sugar in the last year.
