Balasore, Mar 29 (PTI) A suspected drug peddler was arrested after 300 grams of brown sugar was seized from him in Odisha's Balasore district on Tuesday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided a spot in Jaleswar town, 50 km northeast of the district headquarters, early in the morning and found inferior quality heroin from the person, they said.

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The market value of the narcotics will be around Rs 30 lakh, police said.

An investigation is on to nab the other members of the racket, they said.

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