Bhubaneswar: In a joint operation, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch and Jagatsinghpur Police have seized 310 gm brown sugar and arrested three persons in this connection from Charmarsahi under Jagatsinghpur Town police limits on Friday.
The accused persons have been identified as Prasanta Behera alias Mangu of Mahakalasara, Paresh Ranjan Mohanty alias Gudu of Raibarai and Tofan Kumar Mallik alias Tofan of Balikuda .
All the accused persons hail from Jagatsinghpur district, the STF said.
The STF has stated that apart from brown sugar weighing 310 gm, it has also seized two motorcycles and other incriminating materials from the possession of the accused persons.
A case under section 21(c)/29 of NDPS Act 1985 has been registered against them at Jagatsinghpur police station.
Further investigation in the matter is underway, the STF added.
The STF has said that its special drive against drug peddlers is continuing.
Since 2020, the STF has seized more than 50 kg of brown sugar/heroin and more than 91 quintals of ganja/marijuana and arrested more than 133 drug dealers/peddlers, the STF added.
