Police create awareness campaign to check illicit distillation

PUDUKOTTAI Amid seizure of large quantities of fermented wash used for the manufacture of illicit arrack during raids being conducted in the intense lockdown period, field-level police officers have b

PUDUKOTTAI Amid seizure of large quantities of fermented wash used for the manufacture of illicit arrack during raids being conducted in the intense lockdown period, field-level police officers have been simultaneously carrying out awareness campaigns in the rural pockets in the district driving home to the public the hazards of consuming illicit arrack and seeking information from them about any instance of illicit distillation in their respective villages. Officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police and Inspector of Police have been meeting the general public in the last three days as part of the awareness campaigns that were conducted in Alangudi, Pudukottai and Illupur sub-divisions where instances of seizure of fermented wash and attempts to indulge in illicit distillation was found to be more.