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Odisha: Over 1 kg brown sugar seized in Bhadrak, two held

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The two drug peddlers are identified as Srikant and Arun Sethi, police said. (Image: Twitter@SpBhadrak)

Bhubaneswar: Police seized over 1 kg brown sugar and arrested two persons in Odisha’s Bhadrak district on Wednesday.

The Bhadrak Rural police have seized the brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore from two bikers at Randia power plant square in Bhadrak. The two drug peddlers are identified as Srikant and Arun Sethi, reported IANS.

“Bhadrak (Rural) police apprehended two persons & seized 1 Kg 30 gm brown sugar from their possession. In this connection, a case has been registered in rural PS. Accused persons have been forwarded to court. Further investigation continues,” the Bhadrak Police said in a tweet.

Bhadrak SP Charan Singh Meena informed that during routine check on Tuesday night, the police team noticed two youths trying to escape from the spot on a bike. The cops on duty suspected something fishy and chased the duo that led to the seizure of the contrabands, he said.


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