The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested a notorious criminal and seized five firearms from his possession in Dhenkanal district,
The accused was identified as Nidhi Naik, a resident of Chhatia under the Dhenkanal Sadar police station.
Acting on a tipoff, a joint team of the STF and Dhenkanal police conducted a raid and nabbed the accused on Chhatia -Tibalpur road near Gundicha Pada panchayat, said the officials.
During search, police found Naik was in possession of five country-made revolvers and six live bullets. The STF also recovered several incriminating materials from the possession of Naik.
After interrogation, the STF handed over Naik to Dhenkanal Sadar Police who arrested him by registering a case in this regard.
In the drive against illegal arms trade conducted from 2020, the STF has seized 73 firearms and 152 rounds of live ammunition so far.
In another incident, the STF seized 28 tonne Australian hard coke, coking coal, during a raid at Tibalpur near Charampa under the Bhadrak Rural police station on Monday. The police have arrested one accused identified as Parshuram Mahalik.