Bhubaneswar: The STF of Odisha police has apprehended two drug peddlers and seized contraband brown sugar (heroin) weighing 1,080 grams and other incriminating materials from their possession.
STF sources Saturday said that, on the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF in Bhubaneswar near Uttara-Pipli on the evening of September 1.
The raid was conducted against illegal dealing and possession of narcotic drugs. During the raid, two drug peddlers identified as Lipun Pandey and Sk Abbash were apprehended, added the source.
During the search, contraband brown sugar (heroin) weighing 1,080 grams and other incriminating materials were recovered and seized from their possession.
The accused persons could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such contraband materials, for which they were arrested and will be forwarded to the Court of District and Sessions, Spl. Judge, Puri.
The STF has registered cases against the two arrested drug peddlers.
UNI