Bhubaneswar: A police team in Balasore district seized 228 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 22 lakh from two accused persons. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the Aradbazar area in Balasore town and apprehended the duo.
During interrogation, the accused admitted to jointly operating a brown sugar trade and claimed to have procured the drug from Murshidabad in West Bengal. The seizure was made in the presence of an executive magistrate, and Rs 18,000 in unaccounted cash was also recovered from their possession.
Both accused have been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and an investigation is currently underway.
