Arrack seized: three held

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, MARCH 3. An autorickshaw loaded with 3000 arrack sachets was seized by the Flower Bazaar police today and three persons including a woman were arrested in this connection.

The DCP (Flower Bazaar), Mr. Shakeel Akhter, said that during a vehicle check at Vyasarpadi, a police team intercepted an autorickshaw transporting three plastic containers concealed in gunny bags. On inspection, it was found to contain arrack sachets, smuggled in from Bangalore.

The driver of the autorickshaw and a youth accompanying the consignment were arrested. Based on their confession, a woman for whom the arrack sachets were being transported was also arrested.

Mr. Akhter said that preliminary investigation revealed that the sachets had been smuggled to the city by lorries transporting vegetables to Koyambedu. From this point, the arrack sachets were transported to other destinations in fish carts and other modes of transport.

Police suspect the smuggling racket to have a wider ramification and further investigation is in progress.

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