Bhubaneswar, Nov. 9 -- Puri: Continuing its drive against drugs peddling, Police on Sunday seized 273 grams of brown sugar and arrested four persons, including a woman while they were allegedly smuggling the contraband in a car from Bhubaneswar to Puri.

The market value of the seized contraband is estimated to be around Rs 27 lakh, police sources said.

The arrestees have been identified as Prakash Behera (29) of Mangala Sahi in Puri, Seikh Sajan (25) of Sekhbard in Balasore district and Sajan's father Seikh Samatulla (50) and his mother Apsana Bibi (45).

Acting on a tip-off, Sub-Inspector of Chandanpur Police Station, G Pradhan along with other staff of the PS conducted a raid and intercepted the car near Chandanpur. Following a search...