38 tonnes of PDS rice seized from two trucks in Tiruppur district
The Hindu
The drivers of the two trucks have been arrested; police said the rice was being smuggled to Kerala
The Civil Supplies CID officers on Thursday seized two trucks near Kundadam in Tiruppur district carrying around 38 tonnes of rice meant for the public distribution system (PDS) that was allegedly being smuggled to Kerala.
Police sources said the Tiruppur Unit of CS-CID received a tip-off regarding the alleged smuggling, following which a police team conducted a vehicle check on the Dharapuram-Palladam Road on Thursday afternoon. During the vehicle check, one truck was found to have around 18 tonnes of PDS rice and broken rice. Following this, the police team detained the truck driver Eswaran (36) and seized the truck. Within an hour, another truck was stopped during vehicle check, in which 20 tonnes of PDS rice and broken rice were found, according to the sources. Following this, the police team seized this truck and detained its driver Selvaraj (46).