Locals on Saturday nabbed two inter-State drug peddlers
in the Udaypur sea beach under the Talsara police station in Baleswar
district.
As many as 10 packets of brown sugar worth lakhs of rupees were
recovered from their possession.
As per reports, two drug peddlers, hailing from West Bengal, arrived at
Udaypur sea beach in a car the morning and were caught by locals while
they were trying to peddle the contraband.
The locals overpowered the drug peddlers and tied them to a pole. They
also beat them black and blue, and informed the police.
Getting information, the Talsari Marine police reached the spot and took
the duo into their custody.
“A case has been registered under Section 21(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985
against the accused duo and further investigation is ongoing,” police
said.