Dhenkanal: In a major crackdown on illegal narcotics, the Dhenkanal Excise Department on Sunday arrested eight persons and seized 221 grams of brown sugar along with a motorcycle from different parts of the district.
The arrested have been identified as Subrat Mallick, Suman Kumar Behera, Arpan Patra, Manoj Samal, Anjali Malik, Srimati Behera, Sanjukta Naik, and Bhabendra Sahoo (48).
According to an official press release, the operation was carried out under the direction of the District Collector and the Excise Superintendent.
The district excise staff conducted multiple raids on Sunday, resulting in the arrest of eight persons at the time, who were later forwarded to court along with the seized contraband and vehicle.
