In a determined effort to tackle the growing drug menace, Sambalpur district police launched Operation Prahar, targeting illegal narcotics trade in the region. Multiple houses in the Sunapali locality under Dhanupali police limits were raided on Tuesday under the supervision of an Additional SP (ASP).

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Officers from several police stations and a large police force participated in the operation. This area has previously seen repeated drug seizures, with several peddlers already arrested in past crackdowns.

Local women residents, fed up with the rising drug abuse, had previously staged a road blockade, demanding strict action. They alleged that substances like brown sugar, cannabis (ganja), and illicit liquor

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