Unaccounted cash, articles worth ₹13.58 lakh seized in Tirunelveli in five days
The Hindu
Unaccounted cash, articles worth ₹13.58 lakh seized in Tirunelveli in five days
The static and flying squads, which have been deployed in five Assembly constituencies of the district ahead of April 23 Assembly elections, have so far seized ₹13.58 lakh-worth articles and unaccounted cash in the district ever since the election model code of conduct came into force on last Sunday evening.
It includes unaccounted cash of ₹7.91 lakh and ₹5.67 lakh-worth articles, which were transported without proper documents.
According to District Collector R. Sukumar, nine flying and as many static squads have been deployed in Tirunelveli, Ambasamudram, Palayamkottai, Nanguneri and Radhapuram Assembly constituencies and these teams were working round-the-clock in 8-hour shift.
With the teams checking vehicles with due police protection, the teams have seized ₹13.58 lakh-worth articles that included readymade garments till Thursday (March 19) forenoon.
Apart from this, the police are also conducting random surprise checks in which liquor and drugs being smuggled by the peddlers were being seized.
“The police have seized liquor bottles and banned narcotic substances valued at ₹76,203 during these checks since last Sunday and registered cases under appropriate sections,” the Collector said.
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