A team of Special Task Force (STF) Bhubaneswar along with the Baleswar police arrested two persons on the charge of drug peddling from the Baleswar railway station under the Sahadevkhunta police limits on Monday.
The accused were identified as Sk Raju and Amzad Khan, both from Sahadevkhunta.
Police said the raid was carried out on the basis of intelligence input and contraband including 1.6 kg brown sugar, a Hero CD Delux M/C and other incriminating materials were seized from the possession of the accused. Both Raju and Amzad were nabbed as they could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of the contraband.
The accused were forwarded to the court of the District and Sessions-cum-Special Judge, Baleswar. A case under Section 21 (c)/29 of the NDPS Act 1985 has been registered and further investigation is underway.
Official sources said a special drive against narcotic drugs is continuing and the STF has seized more than 60 kg of brown sugar /heroin, 202 grams of cocaine and more than 111 quintals of ganja and 750 gm of opium since 2020. As many as 162 drug dealers and peddlers have been arrested during this period.