Rs  1-cr brown sugar seized in Pipili

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Rs  1-cr brown sugar seized in Pipili

Saturday, 31 July 2021 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Friday seized more than 1 kilogram of brown sugar from Pipili in Puri district and arrested a person in this connection.The nabbed contraband smuggler was identified as Imataj Khan of the Pipili area. On the basis of intelligence inputs, the STF team set a trap and intercepted Khan near the Pipili-Nimapara over-bridge. During the search, the STF sleuths recovered 1.48 kg of brown sugar from his possession. The estimated market value of the seized contraband is more than Rs 1 crore.The accused could not produce any valid documents for transportation of the contraband, for which he was arrested and forwarded to court.

The STF has registered a case under Section 21(c) 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 and further investigation was ongoing to unearth more details of the racket.Since 2020, the STF has seized more than 35 kg of brown sugar and more than 6,752 kg of ganja and arrested more than 100 drug dealers and peddlers, the STF said in a tweet.

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