Puri, Aug 30
The Special Squad of the police in Odisha's Puri arrested three persons and recovered about 170 grams of brown sugar, Rs 1.6 lakh in cash, and three two-wheelers during a raid in the temple town, the police said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police carried out a raid in Chandanpur area here on Friday evening after information about the drug supply in the locality by the accused.
The accused have been identified as Pradeep Kumar Pradhan, Litu Pradhan and Niranjan Parida.
Puri Superintendent of Police (SP), Pratik Singh, said that the arrest is a major step in the police's ongoing anti-narcotics drive.
"These arrests are a direct result of our focused intelligence-based operations," the SP said.
Singh said that the accused were apprehended red-handed while selling the brown sugar.
The police seized 170 grams of the contraband worth Rs 16 lakh, two motorcycles, one scooter, and three mobile phones from their possession, the SP added.