5,250 IMFL bottles worth ₹5 lakh seized near Srivilliputtur
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They had been stocked in a coconut farm near Thanipparai beneath Watrap police station limits
In a significant haul, Prohibition Enforcement Wing sleuths seized 5,250 bottles of Indian-made overseas liquor (IMFL) bottles that had been stealthily stocked in a coconut farm near Thanipparai beneath Watrap police station limits on Saturday night.
The police stated that the contraband worth greater than ₹5 lakh was stored within the motor room of the coconut grove belonging to Muthammal.
Based on intelligence enter, a group of sleuths, led by Sub-Inspector of Police P. Ganesan, raided the farm round 5.30 p.m. and located that the carton packing containers containing quarter and half bottles had been stocked there.
The police have picked up one P. Manickam, 42, of Elanthaikulam on this connection.
The police suspect {that a} former supervisor of TASMAC store is behind the crime. He may have used his affect to acquire enormous amount of IMFL bottles from TASMAC outlets to be offered in black market exploiting the lockdown situations.
The authorities had instructed closure of all TASMAC outlets through the COVID-19 lockdown between May 10 and 24.
A police supply stated {that a} quarter bottle that was worth ₹130 was being offered for as excessive as ₹500 and was in nice demand within the black market.
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