Khordha: Khordha police today seized a car and Rs 22 lakh in cash belonging to a drug peddler.
Acting on credible information that one Sarat Behera alias Baiya is on his way to procure drugs from Bhubaneswar with a car and a huge amount of cash, a team of Khordha Model police station intercepted the car near Sialia Road approaching the national highway.
“Today morning we got information that Sarat Behera alias Baiya who was wanted in connection with a brown sugar seizure case of October 21 was going to Bhubaneswar in a vehicle and was carrying brown sugar,” informed Surendranath Murmu, Addl SP, Khordha.
Police tried to arrest him but when police reached near him he fled the spot deserting the vehicle, Murmu added.
“It was found that there was cash inside the vehicle and on counting it was found to be Rs 22 lakh. The vehicle and cash have been seized,” the Addl SP further said.
The seized car has been valued at Rs 18 lakh, police said.
