Kamakhyanagar, Oct 26: The special squad of the Excise department has busted a brown sugar racket in Kamakhyanagar of Dhenkanal district and seized around 10 grams of the banned substance.

One person has been arrested in this connection.

The estimated worth of the seized contraband is more than Rs 1 lakh.

The drug smuggler has been identified as Debendra Patra of Godisahi in Kamakhyanagar.

Further investigation in this matter is underway to find out other details, said an official of the Excise department.