Lorry seized with Rs.17Mn worth liquor bottles at roadblock

31 May 2021 12:55 pm - 7 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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A lorry has been taken into police custody while transporting 9,240 bottles of liquor worth Rs.17 million at a roadblock at Rideethenna in Valachchenai this morning, Police said.

Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the arrested suspects would be produced in the Valachchenai Magistrate's Court.

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Joshua Monday, 31 May 2021 01:51 PM

what a waste :)

Siri Monday, 31 May 2021 01:55 PM

...and the 9240 bottles of arrack will be emptied into a drain by the Police. ha...ha..

Seqi Monday, 31 May 2021 03:40 PM

Hey guys, party next week at Ajiths place

N SENA Monday, 31 May 2021 04:23 PM

SHARE THE SPOILS AND ENJOY

Silva Monday, 31 May 2021 04:29 PM

might be Kassipu, filled in Arrak bottles from a brewery of a politician.

dickie bird Monday, 31 May 2021 05:19 PM

Thrash the bottles in the presence of the Magistrate and produce the stoppers as a count before they vanish or turn into plain tea.

VJ Monday, 31 May 2021 07:05 PM

Who is the owner of the consignment? If it is legally produced, why can’t it be transported? This is an essential commodity.

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