India News | Three Held with Brown Sugar in Odisha's Balasore
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Balasore, Jul 3 (PTI) Three people were arrested with brown sugar in Odisha's Balasore district, police said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, Rajpur village in Jaleswar block was raided and the arrest was made following the seizure of 260 gram of brown sugar, they said.
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Those arrested have been identified as Sk Safiruddin, Sk Tairuddin and Sayeda Bibi, they added.
A case has been lodged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
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The market value of the drugs is estimated to be around Rs 26 lakh, police said.
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