By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by team ofSTF, BBSR with the help of Commissionerate Police by the side Sundarpada-Jatniroad under Airfield Police Station, Bhubaneswar on 27.09.2022 against illegaltransportation/possession of Narcotic Drugs and apprehended one drug peddler namely Umesh Behera S/o. Shyam Behera of Plot No.31, Forest Park, Capital PS, Bhubaneswar under Khordha.During search contraband brown sugar weighing 01 kg 050 gm andother incriminating materials were recovered and seized from his possession.
The accused person could not produce any valid authority in support ofpossession of such contraband materials, for which the accused person wasarrested and is being forwarded to the court of District & Sessions cum Spl.Judge, Bhubaneswar.
In this connection STF PS Case No.19 dated 27.09.2022U/s 21(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985 was registered. Investigation is on.Special drive against narcotic drugs is continuing. Since 2020, STF hasseized more than 58 Kg of Brown Sugar/Heroin, 202 Gram Cocaine and morethan 111 quintals of Ganja/Marijuna, Opium 750 gram and arrested more than159 drug dealers/peddlers.
