Balasore, May 10: The Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested two persons and seized brown sugar worth Rs 22 Lakh seized from their possession.
Acting on a tip-off, police team conducted a raid at Aradbazar area in Balasore district and seized the contraband wighing 228 grams from the two accused, informed Balasore SP Raj Prasad.
During interrogation, they have admitted to jointly operating a brown sugar trade and claimed to have procured the drug from Murshidabad in West Bengal.