₹230 crore worth of contraband seized in Odisha
Acting on reliable intelligence, a special team was constituted under the direction of the DIG (Southern Range) and led by the Superintendent of Police, Koraput.
Acting on reliable intelligence, a special team was constituted under the direction of the DIG (Southern Range) and led by the Superintendent of Police, Koraput.
Acting on a tipoff, the Bargarh Town Police conducted a raid at an abandoned dwelling house on Katapali Road and seized the contraband besides apprehending the suspected drug peddlers, said Bargarh Superintendent of Police Prahlad Sahai Meena
The police suspect that the drug syndicate was operating from abroad.
The federal agency has registered a case against four accused, who were arrested by the police, and is investigating under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Earlier in the week, the Congress said that over the last few years, the Gujarat coast has become the favourite route for smuggling drugs into India from Pakistan, Iran or Afghanistan.
"How is such a drug syndicate operating in India under the nose of the Government of India, Government of Gujarat and the Narcotics Control Bureau? Why has it not been exposed yet? Who are these operators, importers and individuals/syndicate running the procurement and distribution network of drugs in this country?"
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