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20,000 litres of `wash' destroyed

By Our Special Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 21. A team comprising Rural police, Excise and forest personnel conducted a joint raid in the Aryanad forest range this morning and destroyed 20,000 litres of `koda' (wash) and Rs. 4,600 worth of distilling equipment.

The team seized 100 kg of `karippatti', 110 kg of `kareenchappatta' and 18 litres of arrack and handed over the same to the Excise department. Boundermukku, Eenchappara, Anakkayathumoola, Venkavu and Oruppurakkadu were among the areas raided. The 50-member raid team was led by the Aryanad Circle Inspector, Vinod Mathew George, the Excise Circle Inspector, Abdul Azeez, and the Forest Deputy Ranger, Maneendran Nair.

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