Bhubaneswar, Dec. 10 -- : In a sweeping crackdown on the illegal trade and smuggling of intoxicant-laced cough syrup, Odisha Police have arrested 118 people and seized 73,181 bottles of the contraband in a series of special operations conducted across the state.
According to the Odisha Police headquarters, a total of 61 cases have been registered so far. The Special Task Force (STF), Bhubaneswar, played a pivotal role in the crackdown, seizing the single highest consignment of 26,658 bottles.
District-wise, major actions were carried out in western Odisha. Sambalpur Police arrested 66 people, followed by Bargarh with 64 arrests, Balangir with 23, Subarnapur with 7, Sundargarh with 6, and Keonjhar with 6 arrests. Police officials said the ...