"Based on the intelligence input Odisha STF apprehended three accused persons from Nayagarh and Jajpur District and they have been identified as Pathanisamant Lenka, (35) works as ITI Teacher, Saroj Kumar Nayak, (26) and Soumya Pattanaik, (19)" STF said.
According to STF, a joint operation was launched with Forest Officials of Boudh Forest Division in Harabhanga area on Saturday regarding the smuggling of wildlife products by wildlife criminals.
With the inputs of the Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department, the Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh has busted one of the major spurious drug rackets worth Rs 7.35 crore and arrested one person.
The official further said that a team of STF with the help of Assam Police arrested Salim in connection with a case registered on December 3 last year.
Odisha Special Task Force (STF) arrested a wildlife criminal and seized a tiger skin, a leopard skin and other incriminating materials from Boudh district.
The STF raided a place near Bisipur on Baripada-Udala road while the criminals were striking a deal with a customer to sell the skin of the Royal Bengal Tigers they had killed.
On the basis of specific information, a team of STF conducted a raid with the help of Jajpur District Police on Sunday at Sahapur regarding the illegal and inhuman transportation of cattle to West Bengal.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 2 (ANI): A team of Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police, with the assistance of Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday, arrested the main accused involved in the case of drug smuggling from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India] July 30 (ANI): A team of Special Task Force (STF) has seized Leopard skin along other incriminating materials from an alleged wildlife criminal, in the Kalahandi district of Bhubneshwar.
Kolkata (West Bengal)[India], July 29 (ANI): A competent authority under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has ordered forfeiture of properties worth over Rs 3 crore owned by two ganja smugglers of Odisha's Ganjam district, police said.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI): At least four drug peddlers were apprehended with around 1 kilogram of brown sugar on Sunday by the Special Task Force of the Odisha Police in Khordha.