Within 24 hours of deputy inspector general (DIG), Kolhan, Rajiv Ranjan Singh announced to set up a 20-member special team to combat drug menace in Jamshedpur and Adityapur in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district, a drug-peddler was on Thursday arrested with 49 from packets of ‘brown sugar’ from Azadnagar police station area Mango, giving a boost to the district police in fight against the drug menace in the steel city.
Drug-peddler was identified as Mohammed Firoz. OC, Azadnagar police station, Naresh Prashad Sinha said Firoz (32) who is a resident of Adityapur Muslim Bustee in Adityapur was arrested from Old Purulia Road in Azadnagar about 11 am.
“Acting on a tip off that a youth was looking for drug addicts on the Old Purulia Road, a police party swung into action and finally traced the youth. On searching, the police found 49 small packets, containing brown powder from his possession. The youth, Mohammed Firoz, was taken into custody and later during interrogation he confessed packets contained brown sugar,” said Sinha.