Tihidi: Two persons were arrested late Sunday night near Hatuari village under Tihidi police station in Bhadrak district while allegedly smuggling a large quantity of brown sugar, police said Monday. They informed me that the two accused were produced in court Monday. The accused have been identified as Kamalakanta Sethi and Rajendra Patra of Palia village under Paliabindha panchayat of the district.
Officials said that Tihidi IIC Mohammed Hafeez was out on a night patrol with his team when they intercepted a two-wheeler with two persons. During interrogation, the two failed to reply to queries satisfactorily. Police then searched the side box of the bike and found the heroin there. The two accused tried to flee into the dark of the night but were caught and taken to the police station.