Bus crew arrested in Vaniyambadi for smuggling illicit arrack
The Hindu
Private bus crew arrested for smuggling illicit arrack from border villages, seized by police in Vaniyambadi town.
A private bus crew was arrested at a bus terminus in Vaniyambadi town near Tirupattur on Tuesday for smuggling five litres of illicit arrack in packets from villages on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border.
The arrested crew members were identified as K. Hemanath, 42, driver, and V. Shoban Babu, 24, conductor. The private bus was operated between remote villages on the border like Thumberi, Veeramalai and Madakadappa, and Vaniyambadi town every day.
Along with a few commuters, the bus was returning to Vaniyambadi town from Thumberi village when a team from Vaniyambadi Town police intercepted the vehicle. They searched the bus and found a steel box that contained illicit arrack in packets. Police seized the consignment and the bus and registered a case.
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