A special squad of the Excise department seized 200 litres of arrack and 1,400 litres of wash during a flash inspection at the house of a Pavangad native on April 17 (Wednesday). Gas cylinders and other crude distilling equipment were recovered during the raid led by Excise inspector T. Rajeev.
Sarath Sasi, the suspected house owner, was nabbed in connection with the incident. Excise officials said they carried out the search after monitoring the suspect’s movements for over a week.
This is a Premium article available exclusively to our subscribers. To read 250+ such premium articles every
month
You have exhausted your free article limit.
Please support quality journalism.
You have exhausted your free article limit.
Please support quality journalism.
The Hindu operates by its editorial values to provide you quality journalism.
You have read {{data.cm.views}} out of {{data.cm.maxViews}} free articles.
This is your last free article.