Thiruvallur police seize more than 4,000 kgs of PDS rice at the AP border checkpoint
The Hindu
The police team have also seized the mini truck in which the smuggled rice was transported.
The Thiruvallur police on Sunday caught a 27-year-old person of Sathyavedu, attempting to smuggle rice meant to be distributed for economically weaker sections of society through the Public Distribution System (PDS).
A senior police official of the Thiruvallur district said a special team posted at Thiruttani-Kanakamachathiram check post of Andhra Pradesh border, was engaged in the border check point to prevent rice and gutka smuggling when a mini truck bearing registration no. TN07AC6604 was stopped for routine checking operations and was found to be loaded with several packed rice bags.
Upon further inspection of the ‘branded’ rice bags the police team identified the rice to be meant for PDS. The accused A. Dinesh said more than 4,000 kilograms of PDS rice was planned to be taken to AP for further processing.
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