The Jaleswar police in Baleswar district on Wednesday arrested one person from the Jaleswar market square and seized 68 grams of brown sugar along with huge cash from his possession.
The market value of the seized contraband is Rs 6.8 lakh.Acting on inputs, a police team conducted a raid and arrested drug peddler Meer Siddique (48), a resident of Patharpura village in the district. The cops also seized Rs 2.22 lakh cash from his possession.
“The roots of the smuggling racket are spread throughout the State starting from neighbouring West Bengal. Jaleswar has become a major hub of brown sugar trading,” said a Jaleswar resident.
OnTuesday, Sahadevkhunta police arrested two women drug peddlers and seized brown sugar worth Rs 8.5 lakh from their possession.