Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has seized brown sugar worth Rs 50 lakh and arrested 2 persons in connection to it on Monday.
According to reports, a joint operation by Quick Action Team and Manchester Police conducted a raid and seized 518 grams of brown sugar from a drug smuggling racket operating in the pretext of fishing business. Two mobile phones, Rs 1900 cash and a bolero pick-up van were also seized from the two persons by the police.
The two drug peddlers are the residents of Jaleswar region of Balasore district.
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Further investigation is underway, informed the Commissionerate Police.