Baselisahi police on Saturday seized over 3 kg of brown sugar and arrested three peddlers during a raid at Magalaghat Chhak in Puri district.
The Puri Police on Thursday seized property worth Rs 1 Cr belonging to incarcerated drug mafia Anirudh Jaisingh under the NDPS Act.
Since 2020, the STF, in the special drive against narcotic drugs, has seized more than 48 kg of brown sugar and more than 89 quintals 81 kg of ganja and arrested 122 drug peddlers.
As per the data revealed by the officials, more than five kilograms of brown sugar have been recovered while 30 drug dealers have been arrested by the Jaleswar Police in the last six months.
Along with the drugs and cash, as many as three pistols and some live bullets were also seized from the house
A team of Odisha Police’s Special Task Force (STF) nabbed a drug peddler from near Haladia College under Khordha Town Police limits on Wednesday and seized 310 grams of brown sugar from him.
In another incident, a team of Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police's Crime Branch along with Commissonerate Police arrested three persons in Bhubaneswar and recovered more than 40 kilograms of Ganja from their possession.
Acting on a tip off, a special team of the STF raided a house in the village and recovered the illegal substance before the consignment was sold to potential customers.
As per the data presented at the Winter Session of the Odisha Assembly recently, the State seems to have slipped further deep into the clutches of the ‘White Poison': Brown Sugar.
The Bharatpur Police along with the Quick Action Team (QAT) have seized brown sugar worth Rs 10 lakh from Bharatpur slums in Bhubaneswar outskirts.
The Bhadrak police on Tuesday had again seized over 1kg brown sugar having a market value of Rs 1.3 cr. The police have arrested two persons in the matter.
A joint team of excise officials and Jaleswar Police busted an illegal narcotics den at Jhadeswarpur in Balasore on Monday and recovered 2.4Kgs of brown sugar worth over Rs 2.5 crore.
The Commissionerate Police in Cuttack arrested three drug peddlers and recovered 268 grams of brown sugar from their possession on Wednesday.
In a major drug haul, Excise department officials in Balasore's Jaleswar seized 150 gram of brown sugar worth around Rs 15 Lakh at Chalanti Square along NH-60 in the area on Thursday (Aug 26).
In what could be termed as a major success against Narcotics trade in the state, Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch seized brown sugar weighing 1.32 kg following a raid in Khordha district on Thursday (Aug 12).
A joint team of Lalbag police and the Special Squad of Commissionerate Police carried out raids and arrested six persons with brown sugar weighing 1.195 kg
In a major success against the smuggling of narcotics, the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Police on Wednesday recovered large quantities of contraband and unaccounted cash from a house in the Capital city of Odisha.
Police today claimed to have arrested five drug peddlers allegedly involved in brown sugar and Ganja trade in the city on Friday.
Acting on a tip off about the smuggling of the contraband, a team from Markat Nagar Phase-2 police station and the Special Squad conducted searches on Madhusudan Setu and seized the brown sugar.
Intensifying the crackdown against circulation of narcotics in the State, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch seized huge quantities of brown sugar and arrested three smugglers at Jaleswar area in the district on Friday.
A special intelligence team of Excise department seized 138 gms of brown sugar and 15 liters of country liquor from two youths near Bonth square in Bhadrak on Tuesday.
Balasore: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch seized a huge amount of brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore from…
Cuttack: A team of Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch arrested a hotel owner and its employee in Ankula near Athgarh on old Cuttack-Sambalpur road after seizing 164 grams of brown sugar from their possession. The approximate market value of the contraband recovered is estimated to be over Rs 7 Lakh. STF seized 164 […]
Bhubaneswar: Intensifying the crackdown against narcotics trade in the capital city, the Excise department arrested a woman during raid at one of the hideouts of a notorious smuggler in Palasuni area on Wednesday. The anti-narcotics agency officials said that 185 grams of brown sugar worth over Rs 18 lakh street price was recovered from the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch is now on a mission mode to wipe out illegal narcotics trade in Odisha. The probe agency on Thursday seized Brown Sugar weighing 1 kg 310 grams following a raid in Khordha district. A peddler, identified as SK Anwar of Kaipadar area has been arrested in […]
Puri: Excise sleuths arrested two persons and seized 200 grams of brown sugar from their possession here in the pilgrim town on Thursday. The drug peddlers were caught near Siddha Mahavir railway level crossing while smuggling the contraband item from Balasore through Purushottam Express. Acting on a tip-off, excise officials laid a trap to bust […]
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate police on Sunday seized 250 grams brown sugar worth Rs 52 lakh from the Capital City and arrested two persons for smuggling the contraband. The accused have been identified as Nasimuddin (23) of Rajpur slum under Jaleswar police limits in Balasore and Chittaranjan Routraya (51) of Rasulgarh in Bhubaneswar. Acting on reliable […]
Bhubaneswar: Going by the recent claims made by Abhay, the chief of Odisha police, 2020 was more or less peaceful in so far as the law and order and overall crime graph in the State was concerned. Despite the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Odisha Police carried out its’ duty diligently […]
Balasore: While on many occasions an alleged nexus between police and drug mafia has put the former in a fix in Odisha, the recent arrest of a Bangladeshi resident staying at Balasore jail barrack under the custody of police, who was found in possession of the contraband item has once again hinted at police-mafia deep links. […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha, especially Bhubaneswar, got zoomed on the country’s dubious narcotics map by a leaked Whatsapp chat of controversial actress Rhea Chakrobarty, who in the chat had purportedly exclaimed, “Dude, Bhubaneswar is the Scene.” What she boasted of her finding in Odisha’s capital city was ‘the best ever weed’. True to Rhea’s discovery, Odisha looks […]
Jagatsinghpur: Intensifying the on-going drive against drug syndicates and street peddling of narcotics, an Excise department flying squad and police on Friday seized 47 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 4.70 lakh during a joint raid at Alipingala area under Jagatsinghpur Sadar police limits in the district on Friday. Two peddlers have been arrested in […]
Angul: Excise department seized brown sugar worth Rs 1.2 lakh at Hatatota in Talcher on Friday and arrested one person in this connection. Acting on a tip-off, the Excise department officials raided the ITI square area and seized the contraband from the possession of the drugs peddler. A case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances […]
Balasore: The Sahadevkhunta Police on Sunday seized about 100 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 10 lakh following a raid at Arad Bazar area. Police have also arrested one Munna Khan, who happens to be the brother-in-law of notorious drugs mafia Sheikh Raja. Another drugs peddler managed to escape the cops during the raid. However, […]
Bhubaneswar: A contractual peon attached to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was on Wednesday disengaged from service following arrest after being caught red-handed with brown sugar. The peon was arrested by a drug task force of Commissionerate Police earlier today. Brown sugar weighing 7.64 grams, 40 grams of gold, cash of Rs 42,050, 5 cell phones […]
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday seized 254 grams of brown sugar following a raid at Kalinga Nagar area under Khandagiri Police limits. The cost of the brown sugar is estimated to be around Rs 25 lakh. As per reports, one drugs peddler, identified as Muna Sethi from Daspalla area of Nayagarh district has been […]
Puri: Continuing its drive against drugs peddling, Police on Sunday seized 273 grams of brown sugar and arrested four persons, including a woman while they were allegedly smuggling the contraband in a car from Bhubaneswar to Puri. The market value of the seized contraband is estimated to be around Rs 27 lakh, police sources said. […]
Balasore: In another major crackdown on drugs trading, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch along with Balasore Police has seized 1.105 kg brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore following a raid at Sahadevkhunta area here on Friday. Three drug peddlers – Sk Jamir alias Chhotu of Masjid Gali, Arada Bazar; Prabhat […]
Bhubaneswar: Tightening the noose around the drug peddlers, the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch, Odisha claims to have marked a significant achievement in the seizure of contrabands in a single year. Former officials have however raised concerns over CB not reaching the endpoint of the investigations. So far in 2020, the STF has […]
Bhubaneswar: The Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate Police has seized 300 gram brown sugar worth around Rs 30 lakh from Pahala area in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, the QAT carried out a raid and seized the drug which was being carried by the traffickers to Bhubaneswar for peddling. Police reportedly […]
Bhubaneswar: In a joint operation, the Quick Action Team (QAT) of Commissionerate Police and the Khandagiri Police seized 60 gram brown sugar worth Rs 6 lakh in the capital city and arrested two persons in that connection on Monday. Acting on a tip off about trade of narcotic substances the Quick Action Team conducted a […]