Balasore (Odisha), Oct 28 (PTI) Excise Department officials in Odisha seized 265 gm of brown sugar worth around Rs 26.5 lakh and arrested a person for possessing the contraband, police said on Saturday.

Following a tip-off, a mobile squad of the department raided a house at Sadanandpur village under Balasore police station and seized the brown sugar from the man's possession, they said.

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Further investigation is underway, police said.

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