The Guruvayur police on Sunday seized brown sugar worth around Rs 1 crore and arrested five persons in connection with the case. The arrested had been identified as Rafeeq, 31 of Thrissur, Sakkeer, 29, of Palakkad, Jaypal, 36, of Kottayam and Guruvayur natives Shaneef, 26 and Jamsheer. Police said the arrests were made following a tip off on their alleged business based at Guruvayur. The value of the seized narcotics substance in international market is believed to be more than Rs 1 crore. Assistant Commissioner of Police R K Jayaraj said the police team, led by sub-inspector K K Suresh, caught the five persons red-handed with 800 gm of brown sugar when they were trying to sell it off on the Guruvayur Town Hall premises. Probe is on to arrest the drug suppliers involved in the crime and to trace the roots of the brown sugar racket based in the coastal belt, he said.