Bhubaneswar, Sep 18 (UNI) The STF of Odisha police have arrested a retired forest personnel and seized deer pores and skin , one Turtle scale, one boar tusk and contraband from him.
STF sources right here on Monday mentioned on the idea of intelligence enter, a raid was performed by a workforce of STF, BBSR with the assistance of Boudh district police on Sunday on Charichhak-Phulbani highway.
Throughout the raid, the STF officers apprehended one Sanatan Pradhan who was beforehand working within the Forest Division and had taken VRS within the yr 2008.
Throughout the home search of the accused particular person , one deer pores and skin , one Turtle scale and one boar tusk and different incriminating supplies have been discovered from him.
The accused particular person couldn’t produce any legitimate authority in help of possession of such wildlife merchandise, for which he was registered below Wildlife Act below part 379/411 IPC r/w. Sec. 51 Wildlife (Safety) Act, 1972.
STF sources additional mentioned the accused was additionally discovered concerned in unlawful possession of narcotics and throughout search contraband Opium weighing two Kg 880 gram, Ganja Powder three Kgs 810 gram, Ganja Cigarette 60 Packets and different incriminating supplies have been recovered and seized from him.
He was arrested and shall be forwarded to the courtroom of District & Periods cum Spl. Choose, Boudh. The STF had additionally registered one other case below section18(b)/20(b) (II)(B) of NDPS Act 1985.
The STF has seized greater than 72 Kg of Brown Sugar/Heroin, 202 Gram Cocaine and greater than 116 quintals of Ganja/Marijuana, 3 kg 650 gram opium together with Monday’s seizure and arrested greater than 179 drug sellers/peddlers within the state since 2020.
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