Bhubaneswar, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Police have seized 1.5 kg brown sugar worth more than Rs 1 crore in Odisha's Balasore district, police sources said on Wednesday.
On the basis of intelligence input, a team of special task force (STF) of Odisha crime branch conducted a raid near railway level crossing in Balasore district on Tuesday and seized brown sugar weighing 1.50 Kg from the possession of a drug peddler, the police said.
The arrested has been identified as Sheikh Mezu of Balasore district. The accused was forwarded to the court of district & sessions judge. The STF has registered a case under sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, they said.
Since 2020, the task force has seized more than 56 kg of brown sugar/heroin, 202 grams of cocaine, 111 quintals ganja, 750 grams opium and arrested 157 drug peddlers.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz