Puri: In a huge bust, the Special Task Force officials seized 1 kg 60 grams of brown sugar worth over 1 crore following a raid at Nimapara in Puri district on Saturday and arrested one person in this connection.
The accused has been identified as Sujit Kumar Mohanty (24) of Gualapada under Nimapada police station limits in Puri district.
Based on an intelligence input, the STF team conducted a raid at Nimapara area and arrested the smuggler while he was making a deal of the contraband. During the search, brown sugar weighing over 1 kg 60 grams and other incriminating materials were recovered.
The accused person could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such contraband materials, for which the accused person was arrested and will be forwarded to the court. In this connection, a case under NDPS Act 1985 was registered.
Since 2020, STF has seized more than 75 Kg of Brown Sugar, 202 Gram Cocaine and more than
116 quintals of Marijuana, Opium 3 kg 630 gram and arrested more than 185 drug peddlers. STF also destroyed 62+ Kg of seized brown sugar in last one year.
