Anti-food smuggling force seize over 1-ton PDS rice in Coimbatore that was being smuggled to Kerala; auto rickshaw driver arrested, rice and vehicle confiscated

The anti-food trafficking police stopped an auto rickshaw during a vehicle check, seized a ton of PDS rice that was being smuggled to Kerala.


Coimbatore: Police stopped a vehicle that was smuggling ration rice to Kerala during a vehicle check in Coimbatore.

The Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department police conducted a vehicle search on the Coimbatore-Palakkad road. The police stopped an auto rickshaw and seized a ton of Public Distribution System (PDS), rice that was being smuggled to Kerala.

The auto driver, Anish, (30), of Palakkad was arrested and 1,105 kg of rice was seized from him. The police confiscated his vehicle as well.

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