Bhubaneswar: A team of the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch has arrested a drug peddler from Simar-Banki road near Ostapur village in Khurda district and seized over 1 kg of brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore from his possession, a source said Sunday.
Based on intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF, Bhubaneswar and Khurda district police on Simar-Banki road near Ostapur village July 8 and arrested one Suresh Kumar Mohapatra Suria of Podadiha village under Baghmari Police station limit of Khurda district Saturday late evening, STF source here Sunday said.
During the search contraband brown sugar weighing 1,100 grams, one motorcycle and other incriminating materials were recovered and seized from his possession.
He will be forwarded to the court of District & Sessions cum Special Judge, Khurda. An investigation is on.
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