Four arrested for selling illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu, 95 bottles seized

In an operation to crackdown on manufacturing and sale of spurious liquor, the Enforcement Bureau Crime Investigation Department arrested four people and seized 95 bottles of illicit liquor from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district.
Based on a tip-off about the sale of illicit liquor in Tiruvannamalai’s Vallivagai on November 10, a team led by sub-inspector Rajesh laid a trap to catch the suspects.
The team laid a trap to catch them red-handed and went as customers to buy illicit liquor from them. According to the police, the accused were selling 180 ml liquor in bottles, but the hologram and the side labels of the bottles seemed to be fake.
Following an investigation, the team detained Tamilkumar, who was trying to flee from the scene. A total of 45 bottles of spurious liquor along with the a bike used by him to transport the liquor was seized.
The team interrogated Tamilkumar and based on his statements, they arrested Kumar, a history-sheeter, who had 28 cases of prohibition against him. Notably, Kumar was recently detained under the Goondas Act and was recently released from the prison on September 13.
“Kumar, along with his relative, Venkatesan, purchased 10 boxes of spurious liquor from a kingpin in Puducherry and sold the same to local sellers in Tiruvannamalai. The team also secured one local seller Durai and seized 50 bottles of spurious liquor from him, which were concealed in his sugarcane field,” a police personnel said.
The team arrested Tamilkumar, Kumar, Durai, and Venkatesan in connection with the sale of illicit liquor. They also seized a total of 95 bottles of liquor, a car and four two-wheelers from the accused.
The Prohibition Enforcement Wing has appealed to the public to provide any information regarding illicit liquor to the toll-free number 10581 or 9498410581.