Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (FN Agency) A Quick Action Team of the Commissionerate of Police along with the Balianta Police today arrested a drug peddler and seized 260 gm of brown sugar from his possession, Police Commissioner Souymendra Priyadarshi told newspersons here today. Police identified the drug peddler as Mrunal Samal of Kesura, Saheed Nagar. Mr Priyadarshi said the Commissionerate Police has launched a concerted drive against narcotic drugs this year. He said during the last nine months of the current year the Commissionerate Police has seized over 10 kg of brown sugar which is a record in itself.
Other than STF no police unit has ever seized 10 kgs of brown sugar in a year, he said. The Police Commissioner said while Bhubaneswar Police have seized 5.660 kg of brown sugar and arrested 67 people , the Cuttack Urban Police district has seized 4.446 kg of brown sugar and arrested 30 people making the total seizure to 10.3 kg. In addition to it more than of Rs 43.lakh has also been seized in Bhubaneswar Urban Police district. Mr Priyadarshi said in Bhubaneswar operation white spider was launched on August 15 last and till today 1. 750 grams of brown sugar has been seized and 37 drug peddlers have been arrested. He said the drive against drug will continue and efforts is on to rehabilitate the drug addicts to make the twin cities drug free.