
Mayiladuthurai police step up measures to enforce prohibition
The Hindu
MAYILADUTHURAI The Mayiladuthurai police have stepped up measures to strengthen prohibition in the district in the wake of noticeable spurt in bootlegging activities apparently due to closure of TASMA
MAYILADUTHURAI The Mayiladuthurai police have stepped up measures to strengthen prohibition in the district in the wake of noticeable spurt in bootlegging activities apparently due to closure of TASMAC outlets during the current phase of intensified lockdown. During May, the police had registered 320 cases against 345 persons involved in illegal manufacture of arrack and possession of liquor. Patrol teams seized and destroyed 7,990 litres of Pondy arrack, 495 litres of rectified spirit, and 950 litres of illicitly distilled arrack during May, N. Shreenatha, Superintendent of Police, told The Hindu.
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