India News | Two Arrested with Brown Sugar Worth Rs 1.20 Crore in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, May 28 (PTI) Two people were arrested with brown sugar worth Rs 1.20 crore in Bhubaneswar, police said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Police conducted a raid in Baramunda area and seized 1.2 kg of brown sugar and arrested the two inter-state drug peddlers, they said.

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The accused, one of whom is a resident of Nadia in West Bengal, were using police uniform, they added.

Besides Rs 17,000 in cash, several incriminating documents were seized from them, DSP of STF Sachdananda Rath said.

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A case has been registered and an investigation is underway, he said.

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