Jaleswar: Railway Police arrested a drug peddler from Jaleswar area at Kharagpur railway station Saturday. At least 300gm of brown sugar was seized from peddler Sk Rafibula, a resident of Rajpur.
Sk Rafibula was coming to Jaleswar to deliver the contraband to traders. The drug worth Rs 30 lakh was seized from his possession, police said.
The arrest has come amid a continuing raid on a drug cartel in North Odisha.
Notably, the elusive kingpin of the drug racket Sk Raj was arrested by an STF team of the Crime Branch September 16.
Meanwhile, reports said, drug peddling in Rupsa area is on an upward trend in the area.
The drug peddling has been rampant at Phuladi, Chasakhand, Haladipada, Rupsa, Basta, Kadraiyan and Jaleswar areas, sources said.
Locals alleged that drug peddling is being pushed by a drug cartel which is hand in glove with some excise and police officials.
Drug mafia are also reportedly targeting the youths as their customers. Recently, DSP Manoj Rout had conducted a raid on an abandoned house near South Cabin of Rupsa railway station in the night of September 9.
He had seized five packets of brown sugar and 50 kilograms of ganja from drug peddler Lambodar Behera.