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Liquor of high market value confiscated by special excise squad

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Kasargod: As many as 864 bottles of liquor manufactured for the Karnataka market, illegally transported on an auto rickshaw was confiscated by a special squad of district excise department. These were being transported in more than 11 cartons.

The accused managed to escape from the spot. According to the excise squad, the auto rickshaw was traced near Adkasthala in Perla by the special excise squad.

The liquor was being transported from Karnataka to Kerala in an auto rickshaw.

The auto rickshaw was parked by the side of the road near Adkasthala. When the excise squad personnel checked the vehicle, they found the liquor. It is suspected that the accused must have fled from the spot as he saw the vehicle of the excise department.

A case against B M Narayana Poojari is registered in this connection. An investigation is underway to locate the accused. Excise officials said that the investigation revealed that the accused had been smuggling alcohol several times in the past.

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