STF Seizes 55 gm Brown Sugar In Puri, 5 Peddlers Nabbed

Puri: A joint anti-drug operation carried out by the Puri Special Task Force (STF) and Baliapanda Police Station near the Sterling square at Puri beach on Thursday resulted in the confiscation of around 55 grams of brown sugar.

The seized contraband is estimated to be valued at around Rs 5 lakh.

Inspector Sushant Kumar Sahoo, IIC of Baliapanda Police Station, led the raid that resulted in the capture and subsequent arrest of five alleged inter-district drug peddlers.

Abhinash Parida (27), P. Kalia (20), Tophan Bhoi (age 27), Sankar Mallick (34), and Rama Chandra Das (38) have been named as the accused.

They were found to be in possession of contraband, four two-wheelers, four mobile phones, and Rs 1080 in cash.

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