Bhadrak: In a major crackdown, a police team today busted a fake Zarda manufacturing unit at Helasahi locality under Puruna Bazaar police limits in Bhadrak district. Police seized spurious Zarda following a raid, the face value of which in the open market is more than Rs 65 Lakh.

Police arrested two persons in this connection and the duo was forwarded to court later in the day.

According to a source, chewing tobacco of several reputed brands was being manufactured in the unit. The police team also seized fabricated logos of different brands and a sticker machine, including a few other items.

The illegal activity had been going on for the last several years and Puruna Bazaar police were tipped off about the fake manufacturing unit. Swinging into action, the police team conducted a raid leading to the seizure of a huge cache of spurious tobacco products, a senior cop of the police station stated.

A detailed probe into the illegal activity is underway, the senior official added.