In a crackdown against drugs peddling, police on Sunday seized 273 grams of brown sugar and arrested four persons, including a woman, while they were allegedly smuggling the contraband in a car from Bhubaneswar to Puri.
The arrestees were identified as Prakash Behera (29) of Mangala Sahi in Puri, Seikh Sajan (25) of Sekhbard in Baleswar district and Sajan’s father Seikh Samatulla (50) and his mother Apsana Bibi (45).
Acting on a tipoff, the Chandanpur police intercepted the car near Chandanpur. Following a search, police recovered 273 gm of brown sugar from their possession.
Police sources said the accused procured the contraband from Jaleswar in Baleswar district.
The cops also seized the car and a mobile phone while all four were forward to court under the NDPS Act.