16 kg of Ganja Seized in Excise Raids in Nuapada; Two Arrested Under NDPS Act

Nuapada, July 20: In a major crackdown on the illegal narcotics trade, the Nuapada Excise Department seized 16 kilograms of ganja in two separate raids conducted on Sunday and arrested two persons under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. In the first operation, Excise officials raided the area in front of Swastik Lodge at Khariar Road and recovered 10 kilograms of ganja from the possession of Purnachandra Kanhar (29), a resident of Kandhamal district. Based on the seizure, Nuapada Excise Range Inspector Hirabati Thati registered P.R. No. 92/26-27 under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act. In another operation carried out near the Khariar Road Railway Station, officials seized 6 kilograms of ganja from Sufal Kanhar (26), also a resident of Kandhamal district. Officer-in-Charge of Nuapada Excise Police Station Siddhanta Patra registered P.R. No. 113/26-27 under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act in connection with the case. Both accused were produced before the court, following which the District and Sessions Judge remanded them to judicial custody. The Excise Department stated that its drive against the illegal transportation and trafficking of narcotic substances will continue with intensified enforcement measures across the district to curb drug-related offences and ensure strict compliance with the law.