Up to 2,765 liters of the illicit spirit was taken over from a slight truck in Kodakar on Saturday by a special police team led by the police chief of Thrissur Rural district B. Krishnakumar. The contraband was hidden under the load of vegetables.
The vehicle controlled by Suuraj, 33, from Kainakary, Alappuzha, was captured near the pernabra underpass on the national highway at the limits of the Kodakara police station. Police, which worked on Tip-off about possible extensive illegal production and distribution of liqueurs before Onam.
During the police inspection, she found that the ghost was hiding under the vegetables in mini trucks. Preliminary questioning revealed that the shipment was on the way to Kochi.
The police launched a detailed probe that identified the source of the spirit and its intended buyers. Before the Onam, the rural police also carried out air raids in forest areas and the banks of the river to reduce illegal cooking.
Published – 9. August 2025 06:45 IS IS
