Brown Sugar worth Rs 2.70 Cr Seized, 2 Held

Bhubaneswar (Adarsh Rout): The Special Task Force of Crime Branch seized a huge quantity of brown sugar worth Rs 2. 70 cr from Nilagiri area in Balasore district last evening and nabbed two persons.

Acting on a tip-off, the STF sleuths conducted a raid at a place in Niligiri area and nabbed two drug peddlers and seized 2.729 kg brown sugar worth Rs 2.70 cr. Following this, the cops began an inquiry and have contacted their counterparts in other states to ascertain involvement of other persons in the illegal trade.  Sources said, the accused used to purchase the contraband item from West Bengal and supply the same to several parts of Odisha.

In a press conference, Police DG M Abhay said, STF is a part of the Odisha police, has done a great a good job in term of brown sugar seizure this year.“In the last four years, all wings of Odisha police together had seized less than 6 kg brown sugar. However, the STF alone have seized 6.756 kg brown sugar worth over Rs 6.70 crore so far in 2020. It is a huge success for STF team as well as the Odisha police,” he stated.

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