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Odisha: Absconding drug peddle held by STF

| @indiablooms | Jun 30, 2023, at 10:13 pm

Bhubaneswar: An absconding drug peddler was arrested by the STF of Odisha police on Friday.

A team of STF, apprehended Birendra Mangaraj ,the drug peddler wanted in a case in 2020.

STF sources said on June 1, 2020 contraband brown sugar 01 kg 08 gram was seized from the possession of accused persons.

Earlier, two accused persons were arrested and forwarded to the court.

However, Birendra was absconding since the occurrence and was concealing his presence.

He was nabbed by the STF on Friday.

(With UNI Inputs)

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