The Aul police on Wednesday night seized over seven grams of brown sugar worth around Rs 2 lakh from a scooter near the Patrapur bridge in Kendrapada district and arrested a youth in this connection.
According to reports, a patrolling team of the district’s Aul police intercepted the youth driving the scooter near the bridge. While searching the two-wheeler, the contraband was recovered from it.The accused was identified as Ramakant Das of Dakhinadiha village under the Pattamundai police limits. He was allegedly involved in peddling the drug, police sources said.