Balasore: The Special Task Force Bhubaneswar seized 2 kg 402 gms of brown sugar from Jaleswar Market in Balasore district of Odisha and arrested three people in this connection.
The arrestees have been identified as Mamtaz Khan of Jadheswarpur under Jaleswar police limits , Udayanath Rath of Arana village under Jagatsinghpur Town police limits in Jagatsinghpur and Pradeep Kumar Das of Tainkala, Bailisimouza under Cuttack Sadar police limits in Cuttack.
During the interrogation, the three accused persons could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such contraband materials, for which the accused persons were arrested. A case has been registered under section 21(c)/29 of (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act),NDPS Act, 1985.
This raid was conducted at Jaleswar Market by the STF team. They seized 2 kg 402 gms of brown sugar worth around Rs 2.5 crores, two 2-wheeler vehicles and other incriminating materials from their possession.
