Bhubaneswar, Aug. 1 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has arrested a drug peddler and seized 26,658 bottles containing 2,665.8 litres of Codeine Phosphate, along with Rs.25,41,000 in cash.

Director General of Police (CID-CB) Vinaytosh Mishra informed reporters that, acting on an intelligence input, a raid was conducted by the STF in coordination with the Drug Controller's Department at two locations-Cuttack and Bhubaneswar-on the evening of July 31 and the morning of August 1.

During the operation, the STF apprehended Ansuman Abhijit Sahoo, a resident of Bharatpur in Khordha district. The team seized a large consignment of prohibited manufactured drugs (Wincerex cough syrup), comprising 26,658 bottles containing 2,665.8 l...