A police officer said that a huge quantity of explosives like 10,000 detonators, 5,000 power gel and 65 sacks of ammonium nitrate has been seized during a police raid at a village in Pakur district. He said that the police team conducted a surprise raid yesterday led by Superintendent of Police, Shailendra Prasad Burnwal, in the house of Bhagat Murmu at Saharpur village following a tip-off. Murmu, however, managed to escape. He said that further investigations were in process.