Cuttack, Mar 22: The Markatanagar police seized brown sugar worth Rs 11 lakh weighing 110 grams and arrested two persons in this connection in the district today.

The accused have been identified as Manoj Sahu and Raju Jena.

The police got prior information about Manoj smuggling brown sugar following which they conducted a raid and nabbed both the accused red-handed while they were smuggling the contraband.

Worth mentioning, over 1 kg of brown sugar has been seized in Cuttack district and 12 persons have been arrested in this connection in a span of last six months.