In a successful drive against illegal drug trade, the Commissionerate police seized 520 gram of brown sugar in the Tamando area of Bhubaneswar on Sunday. The estimated market price of the seized contraband is more than Rs 52 lakh. Also, two persons were arrested by police for their alleged involvement in drug peddling.
Based on inputs, the Quick Action Team (QAT) and the Tamando police conducted a raid near the Patasani Dhaba area. During search, 520 grams of contraband was seized from the accused Sk Nasimuddin alias Papu of Jaleswar in Baleswar district and Chittaranjan Routray of Bhubaneswar.The cops seized Rs 13,400 cash, two motorcycles and four cell phones from the possession of the two accused.
A case has been registered at the Tamando PS under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act and further investigations are on.