Balasore, Nov 29 (PTI) A man was arrested in Odisha's Balasore district on Monday after brown sugar worth Rs 27 lakh was found in his house, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided the house in Sasanbar village in Jaleswar block, they said.

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The man was arrested after 262 gm of heroin was seized, they said.

A case has been lodged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, they added.

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