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Odisha STF Arrests Drug Peddler With 151 Kg Ganja In Sonepur

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police arrested a drug peddler and seized 151 kg of ganja during a special operation in Sonepur district on Thursday.

The arrest was made after a team of STF with the help of Sonepur Police conducted a raid in a poultry farm at village Kamira Talabandha under Subalaya Police Station in sonepur.

The accused has been identified as Sanjay Bagh (27) of the same district.

During search ganja weighing 151 kg and other incriminating materials were recovered and seized from his possession. The accused person could not produce any document or authority for possession such contraband ganja, for which he has been arrested.

During investigation, it is learnt that the accused person and his associates (who are yet to be arrested) used to deliver contraband ganja to the drug peddlers of other states especially of Madhya Pradesh.

The accused persons have frequent contacts with the drug peddlers of other States. A team of STF is tracking them and will be arrested soon.

It is also disclosed that the accused persons have accumulated huge wealth out of the earning from the ganja business. A team of STF is also conducting financial investigation so that all properties (movable and immovable property earned in last six years out of the ganja business) can be seized/ frozen as per the provisions of section 68 of NDPS Act.

After seizing/ freezing of properties, STF will move to the Competent Authority, Kolkata (A quasi judicial authority under NDPS ACT) for permanent forfeiture of the seized properties.

OB Bureau

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