Brown sugar worth Rs 3 lakh seized in Bhubaneswar; 3 held

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Kalinga TV News Network

Bhubaneswar: Excise officials seized brown sugar worth lakhs and took three persons into custody after conducting a raid in Haladipadia slum in the city on Friday.

A team of Bhubaneswar Excise flying squad and mobile squad which raided Keuta Sahi in Haladipadia slum under Laxmisagar police limits in the morning managed to seize brown sugar weighing around 30 gm and took three peddlers into custody.

The seized drug which would cost around Rs 3 lakh has been imported from the Jaleswar area of Balasore and being sold to local customers, said police. The peddlers were running their business discreetly in the city for last couple of months, it added.

Further investigation is underway in the case to find out the role of rackets, said an Excise Department source.

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