Over 100 boxes of explosives, hidden under watermelons on truck, seized in Kerala
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Over 100 boxes of gelatin sticks and more than 20 boxes of detonators were found concealed under a consignment of watermelons in a vehicle in Kerala's Palakkad.
A pick-up van carrying more than 100 boxes of explosives was seized in Kerala's Palakkad area, police said on Thursday.
An officer of the Palakkad Town South police station said that over 100 boxes of gelatin sticks and more than 20 boxes of detonators were found in the vehicle. The boxes had been concealed under a consignment of watermelons.
The seizure took place late on Wednesday night, as state authorities stepped up security measures across the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
According to the officer, the vehicle was intercepted during a routine inspection after police received information that large quantities of explosives were being illegally brought into the state. When signalled to stop, the driver allegedly did not comply, following which the police chased down the vehicle and took him into custody.
During preliminary interrogation, the driver told police that he had loaded the boxes from Coimbatore and was transporting them to a quarry in Thrissur. Police said the initial assumption is that the explosives were meant for quarry work.
In a statement regarding the broader context of explosive sales in the region, the police said, “We are looking into it. There are only a few agencies that have licences to sell these explosives. It’s a monopoly in most areas where high prices are charged, so people without a licence sell this for cheap prices secretly. At first glance, this is what it looks like.”
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