Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld New Network - Kasargod (RJP)
Kasargod, Dec 19: Manjeshwar police seized 1,400 litres of spirit from a parked mini lorry in the early hours of Friday December 19.
The police seized the cans of spirit together with the mini lorry which was parked on the road at Anekallu, Guvedapadpu.
As per reports, the police who were on night patrol chased some persons who were moving suspiciously on bikes at around 1 am on Friday. They then found the mini lorry on the road.
Further inspection by the police revealed that the mini lorry was laden with 40 containers each with 35 litres of spirit.
It is suspected that the occupants of the vehicle might have fled upon seeing the police.
During Christmas and New Year festive season, lot of alcohol smuggling is anticipated into Kerala from the neighbouring states to meet the heavy demand prompted by the recent ban on liquor.
Spirit is not a final product but a raw material in concentrated form. Hence the quantity seized is huge by all means.