The trade in narcotics like brown sugar is flourishing in Brahmapur city. The contraband is being smuggled into the city from different parts of the State.
In an example , the Town police on Tuesday nabbed two youths from the near the Khallikote College and seized 15.77 grams of the contraband worth Rs 1.5 lakh, a bike, Rs 2,850 cash and two mobile phones.Additional SP Pravat Routray said the police were keeping a watch on suspected drug peddlers when two youths Sandeep Agarwal and Prabhu Kalyan Panda were questioned on suspicion.
While frisking them, the contraband was seized from the, Police are interrogating them to ascertain from what source they procured the drugs. Further investigations are on.