Police seized 263 grams of brown sugar worth over Rs 25 lakh and arrested three persons in this connection from Hansqua bazar area, located around 15km from Siliguri, on Tuesday.

In another incident, the BSF apprehended a suspected smuggler with cough syrups while he was trying to cross the Indo-Bangla border in North Dinajpur district on Monday. They also seized different items worth Rs 9.32 lakh in various raids across north Bengal on Monday and Tuesday, said sources.

In Malda, police have seized 147 cartons of illegal firecrackers worth Rs 1 lakh from Netaji Municipal Market.

A person has been arrested in this connection.