Balasore, Jan 6: Police have arrested a person with the seizure of brown sugar worth Rs. 55 lakh from Chandreswar-Digha road under Talsari police limits in Balasore district.
The arrested peddler has been identified as Moinuddin Sheikh (46) of Bhagail village of Birbhum district in West Bengal.
Acting on a tip, a raid was conducted and the peddler was apprehended. Around 550 grams of brown sugar estimated to be worth around Rs. 55 lakh were seized from his possession, said the police.
According to preliminary investigation, it was learnt that the contraband was being smuggled from Murshidabad to Jaleswar in Balasore. A case has been registered and the accused forwarded to the court. Further investigation into this matter is underway, the police added.
