Police on Wednesday seized as many as 30 overloaded trucks at Gopabandhu Marg near the Kalinganagar industrial area under the Jakhapura police station in Jajpur district.
Jakhapura police station IIC Rajib lochan Panda said, “According to the guidelines, each truck is permitted to transport 25 tonnes of load, whereas the load of the seized trucks varied from 30 tonnes to 32 tonnes.
“All the trucks were transporting sand and stone chips illegally. After seizing the trucks, we handed them over to the Road Transport Officer (RTO) of Chandikhol. The police also detained the drivers of all the trucks, saidthe police officer.
“We will impose fines on the truck owners on the charge of illegally transporting sand and stone chips after examining their papers and permits,” said Chandikhol RTO Prahallad Kumar Behera.
This was the biggest raid conducted by the police on the overloaded trucks in the recent past.