Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Maharashtra's Palghar district after seizing brown sugar worth Rs 1.8 lakh from his possession, an official told news agency PTI on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap at Hanuman Nagar in Nallasopara area on Monday evening. When the accused reached the spot, the police nabbed him. During a search, the police recovered 18 gm of brown sugar from his possession, senior police inspector Pramod Badakh told PTI.