Baripada, May 30: Special Task Force (STF), Odisha on Wednesday arrested a hardcore brown sugar peddler in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district.
The accused has been identified as S.K. Mahtab Ali of Chipat Astia village under Baripada police limits in the district. Ali is popularly known as ‘Kati’ among the drug traffickers. He is involved in many other cases.
In this case, contraband brown sugar 302 gram and other incriminating materials were seized from the possession of accused person Khirasindhu Samal. The apprehended accused was absconded from the date of occurrence. He was the main supplier of brown sugar to the accused person Khirasindhu Samal. The accused has been arrested and is being forwarded to the court of Addl. District Judge cum Special Judge, Karanjia.
In the year 2020 the accused (Kati) was arrested and forwarded in STF PS Case No. 21/2020, where huge quantity of contraband brown sugar 3 kg 265 grams was seized from the possession of accused persons. He remained in jail for 02 years. However, he managed to get bail from the High Court, Odisha during the month of August 2022.
Considering his involvement in multiple cases and links with other crime and criminals, a proposal is being submitted to book /detain him under PIT NDPS Act (Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988).