One held, drugs seized in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj police on Tuesday allegedly seized 413 grams of brown sugar worth 40 lakhs and arrested a person.

The accused has been identified as Govind Paul.

According to the police, the drugs were seized during a raid at his house.

"As per the preliminary investigation, it was procured from somewhere in West Bengal. A case has been registered under NDPS Act at Baripada Police Station," said SP Smith Parmar.

Further investigation is underway.

( With inputs from ANI )

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