The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch seized brown sugar worth Rs 1.5 crore in Baleswar on Wednesday and arrested a drug peddler in this connection.
The accused was identified as Sheikh Mezu, a resident of Sahadevkhunta under the Arada Bazar police station in the district.
On the basis of intelligence inputs, the STF team conducted a raid near the railway level crossing and seized brown sugar weighing 1.50 kg from the possession of the drug peddler.
During search, cash of Rs 28,100 and other incriminating materials were also recovered and seized from his possession.
The accused was forwarded to the court of District and Sessions Judge. The STF has registered a case under sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Further investigation into the incident was underway.
Since 2020, the STF has seized more than 56 kg of brown sugar, heroin, 202 gram of cocaine, 111 quintals of ganja and 750 grams of opium. As many as 157 drug peddlers have been arrested for peddling contraband during the period.