Puri, Mar 16: Brown sugar worth Rs 35 lakh has been seized with arrest of 16 persons in this connection including two peddlers, said Puri police on Tuesday.

Police also seized a scooter and car from their possession.

Estimated value of the seized contraband would be worth around Rs 35 lakh.

Acting on reliable sources, police had laid a trap and busted the drug peddling racket conducting raids at various places in the city.