The Jaleswar police in Baleswar district, following raids in two different places after the seizure of 350 grams of brown sugar worth about Rs 35 lakh on Sunday, arrested four drug peddlers in these connections.
The accused persons were identified as Sk Mumtaz, Sk Bhikari, Sk Raja, and Dilbari Bibi. According to reports, Mumtaz was apprehended from the Rajapura area after the seizure of 200 grams of the contraband following raids in the Jahadeswarpur area while the rest three were rounded up after the seizure of 150 grams of brown sugar.