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Crime
Tractor with 'PRESS' Sticker Used in Malkangiri Sand Smuggling Bust
✍️ Kanak News Odisha
🗓 31 Jul 2026, 03:36 PM
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Police in Malkangiri, Odisha, uncovered an illegal sand smuggling operation involving a tractor marked with a 'PRESS' sticker.
Police in Malkangiri intercepted a tractor that had been used to transport sand illegally. The vehicle bore a 'PRESS' sticker, which investigators say was an attempt to disguise its true purpose. Authorities seized the sand and seized the tractor as evidence. The operation was carried out after a tip-off from local residents. The seized sand is being held for further investigation under the state's smuggling laws.