The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch on Friday arrested two brothers, Banamali Pradhan and Arun Pradhan, on the charge of drugs peddling.
Both the accused were arrested following a raid at Buguda’s Raghunath Sahi in Ganjam district.
Senior officials said 517 gram opium, 107 kg ganja , 517 gram, 607 gram gold and 196 gram silver was recovered from their possession.
Besides, documents pertaining to 29 land property were also recovered during the raid.
“The two accused have been arrested under SectionS 18 (c)/ 20(b) (ii) (C) and 25, 29 of NDPS Act 1985 and have been produced before the court. Further investigation in this connection is ongoing,” the STF said.
The STF is carrying out a special drive against narcotic drugs trade in the State. Since 2020, the STF has seized more than 50 kg of brown sugar, 202 gram cocaine, more than 93 quintals of ganja, and 750 gram opium in separate cases.
The investigating agency has arrested more than 141 drug dealers and peddlers so far.