Kendrapada, Sep 1 (Representative) The Excise personnel of Kendrapara arrested two drug peddlers, including a woman, during the last 24 hours,seized 33 grams of brown Sugar and Rs 48,000 from their possession. Both the drug peddlers were booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and forwarded to court. The court remanded them to jail custody after rejecting their bail plea.
In the first incident, the Pattamundai Excise personnel led by Inspector , Kamala Lochan Paikaray, today arrested a woman drug peddler , Minati Sahu, from Dakhinadiha village and seized 18 grams of brown sugar (heroine) and Rs 48,000,in cash from her possession . The arrested woman used to operate illegal brown sugar trade in the locality for the last six months . In the second incident the Excise personnel led by Inspector Kalandi charan Behera, arrested 29-year old drug peddler Rajib Kumar Pati, of Kapaleswar village under Sadar police limit and seized 15 grams of Brown Sugar and a bike from his possession. Rajiv was arrested while trying to deliver the consignments to the customers .