Despite the crackdown by police against illegal drug trade in Bhubaneswar and a number of arrests of drug peddlers, supply and trade of contraband continue unabated in the city. In an example, the Commissionerate police seized brown sugar worth around Rs 26 lakh in theLaxmisagar area on Monday and arrested a drug peddler in this connection. The accused was identified as Khirod Sahu. He had been arrested twice for similar offence earlier. Acting on a tipoff, police conducted a raid in the Laxmisagar area in the morning and seized brown sugar weighing around 260 gram from the possession of the accused person during search. The estimated market value of the seized contraband would be around Rs 26 lakh, police said. “The accused has been booked under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act and further investigation is underway to find out the others involved in the racket,” a police officer said.