Tag: Illegal Trade

Kandhamal: A joint team of police and excise officials destroyed hemp plantations worth Rs 20 crores in Kandhamal district, police said on Saturday. As part of the administration’s efforts to check illegal cultivation of cannabis, the crackdown was launched by the joint squad for nearly three days in the district. Plantations in nearly 142 acres […]

Sambalpur:  The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch today busted a racket involved in the leopard skin trading in Kuchinda town of Sambalpur district. Senior officials informed that seven persons have been arrested and four leopard hides seized from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, the Odisha Crime Branch had formed a team […]

Berhampur: In a major crackdown on illegal sale of cracker ahead of Diwali, local administration officials sealed as many as 80 shops at Balunkeswar cracker market in Berhampur. As per reports, the stringent action was taken by the administration on charges of flouting of rules laid out by the Supreme Court of India. The Fire […]