Thursday, 08 July 2021 - 10:20
The police have seized 2.61 tonnes of turmeric, packed in 87 bags, even as it was about to be smuggled to Sri Lanka in a boat.
The Q Branch police, led by Inspector Vijaya Anita, intensified surveillance along the coastal areas between Vaipar and Thoothukudi since Tuesday night. When they arrived at Keezha Vaipar beach around 1.30 a.m., three persons came to the beach in 2 bikes.
Besides seizing the turmeric bags, the police also seized the two bikes and 3 mobile phones from them.
The trio reportedly told the police that one Irudhaya Vaz from Keezha Vaipar had stocked the turmeric to be smuggled to Sri Lanka in a country boat.
2 61 tonnes of turmeric seized
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