Even though the Commssionerate police and the Special Task Force of Crime Branch have been launching a crackdown against brown sugar smuggling, the flow of contraband continued unabated in the State capital.
On Monday, police seized 124 grams of the brown sugar and arrested three persons following two separate raids here. The arrestees include a diploma student.
Sources said in the first incident, a Quick Action Team (QAT) with the help of local police conducted a raid in Saheed Nagar area and seized 100 gram brown sugar worth over Rs 10 lakh. The narcotic item was smuggled to Bhubaneswar from Baleswar. The cops also arrested one person in this connection.
In another incident, the Chandrasekharpur police seized 24 gram brown sugar worth Rs 2 lakh from Patia area and arrested two youths, including a diploma engineering student, in this connection.