The Marshaghai police on Thursday arrested a drugs peddler near Canal bridge on Paradip-Daitary Express way and seized about 70 gram of brown sugar and a bike used for transporting the consignment from his possession.
The arrestee was identified as Ramesh Chandra Jena (32) of Tundura under Khandapada police limits. Marshaghai police station IIC Pradipta Kumar Kanungo said acting on a tip-off from reliable sources, police conducted a raid at Paradip-Daitary Express way and nabbed Jena, besides seizing 70 gram of brown sugar from him in presence of Additional Tehsildar-cum-Executive Magistrate Pravat Biswal.
Jena was later booked under Section 21(b) NDPS Act and was produced before a local court where he was remanded in jail custody after his bail plea was rejected.