Bhubaneswar: The STF, Bhubaneswar, along with local police apprehended four drug peddlers and seized 1100 gram of brown sugar during a raid near the railway station road in Odisha’s Balasore town on Sunday evening.
The arrested have been identified as Sk Faiyaz, Sk Shamshed, Sk Murad, all residents of Balubazaar in Balasore, and
Sandeep Nayak of Patrapada in the town.
Besides 1100gm of the contraband, a Boxor M/c and other incriminating materials were recovered from their possession. “The accused persons could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such contraband materials, following which
they were arrested,” an STF release said.
A case has been registered under Section 21(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985 and further investigation is on, it added.
