33 tonnes of ration rice seized in Sivakasi
The Hindu
Officials found a number of bags, with ‘Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation’ tags, raising suspicion that the bags were directly smuggled from ration shops
In a major seizure, Revenue officials on Thursday seized around 33 tonnes of ration rice stocked in a godown near Maraneri. Acting on a tip-off, the officials, led by Sub-Collector, Sivakasi, M. Birathiviraj, raided the godown on Bodireddipatti Road near Maraneri. The officials found that around 650 bags of ration rice, each weighing around 50 kg, were stocked there. Around 150 kg of wheat was also found.
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