# Odisha excise raid nets mother and son with Rs 46 lakh brown sugar 2026-08-05T23:17:35+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk A raid by Odisha's Excise Department in Khordha district on Wednesday ended with the arrest of a mother and her son, named as Lokanath Paikaray and Mami Paikaray, over an alleged brown sugar trafficking operation. Superintendent Sumati Tripathy said close to 460 grams of the drug, valued at roughly Rs 46 lakh, was recovered from the pair in the presence of an Executive Magistrate. Investigators also seized a scooter said to have been used in the operation, along with Rs 7,000 in cash. The action, carried out within Khordha Town police station's jurisdiction, followed information about alleged brown sugar trafficking. Authorities allege the two had been involved in the brown sugar trade in the Shakti Nagar area for a long time. Further investigation was under way at the time of reporting. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The account rests entirely on the Excise Department's own version of the raid. Superintendent Sumati Tripathy is quoted for the quantity seized and for its value, and the claim that the pair had been in the brown sugar trade around Shakti Nagar for a long time is attributed only to officials. The Rs 46 lakh figure is given in her statement as an estimated market value of the 460 grams recovered, not an independently verified price. What the Excise Department's continuing investigation, which the report says was under way, adds beyond the two arrests already made is what the case turns on next. ## Coverage - OdishaTV Tags: Khordha, Odisha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/major-drug-bust-in-odisha-mother-son-duo-nabbed-with-rs-46-lakh-brown-sugar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/major-drug-bust-in-odisha-mother-son-duo-nabbed-with-rs-46-lakh-brown-sugar/#story-in-brief