The accused has been identified as Govind Pal, son of Baidyanath Pal, of Ward No-27 Takatpur area under Baripada Town police satiation limits in the district headquarter town.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of police officials conducted search operation at Govind’s house and recovered 417 gram of brown sugar from his possession.
Subsequently, the police team seized the contraband and arrested the accused person.
The estimated cost of the seized brown sugar will be around Rs 40 lakh, an official said.
“A case has been registered under NDPS Act against the accused person and further investigation is underway,” a police officer said.
The arrested person is being interrogated as part of efforts to find out details about the drug racket and the involvement of other people in the illegal trade, he added.
